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Effects of multifaceted consumption on happiness in life: a case study in Japan based on an integrated approach

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Author	Zhang, Junyi Xiong, Yubing
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Motivated by the ever-increasing importance of happiness in public policy and limited studies about the influences of various consumption choices on happiness, we made an initial attempt to clarify the influences of a larger set of consumption variables (77 variables covering eight major life domains) on whole-of-life happiness and on happiness at the domain level, by collecting data from 2,178 respondents residing in various cities across Japan in 2010. We proposed an integrated approach to identify factors that influence happiness based on an exhaustive Chi-squared automatic interaction detector (CHAID) approach and to quantify the degree of influence of each factor based on a Bayesian belief network (BBN) approach. The results from the exhaustive CHAID approach provide inputs to the BBN approach. As a result, 41 out of the 77 consumption variables were found to influence happiness. Whole-of-life happiness is influenced by a different set of consumption variables to happiness at the domain level. Income only influences whole-of-life happiness, but it is not the most influential factor. Saving is most important to enhancing people’s whole-of-life happiness. One’s current work-life balance does not matter for happiness. Education-related consumption variables are only associated with negative affective experiences, and surprisingly, they are unrelated to whole-of-life happiness. The effects on happiness of expenditure- and residence-related consumption variables and of consumption choices to maintain an active lifestyle are mixed. Unfortunately, none of the residence-related variables influences whole-of-life happiness. Communication with neighbors is important to positive affective experiences. Finally, we argue that happiness issues might be better captured within the framework of the life-oriented approach.
Starting Page	143
Ending Page	162
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18651704
Journal	International Review of Economics
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18634613
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-01-29
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Consumption Happiness Life domain Japan Exhaustive CHAID BBN Economic Policy Game Theory/Mathematical Methods Social Policy Methodology and the History of Economic Thought Law and Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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