Does Marriage Make People Happy, or Do Happy People Get Married?

By Alois Stutzer, Bruno S. Frey. 2006

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Health, Social Psychology

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Suffer the little children: Measuring the effects of parenthood on well-being worldwide (2012, neutral): “This literature has contributed to shed light on the determinants and implications of choices in a number of different domains, from marriage (Frey and Stutzer, 2006) to volunteering (Meier and Stutzer, 2008) and interpersonal relationships (Bruni and Stanca, 2008).”
Children and Life Satisfaction (2010, neutral): “Positive effects are obtained at least in some regressions in a certain number of papers (Clark and Oswald 2002; Frey and Stutzer 2006; Haller and Hadler 2006), but this is not linked to the specific characteristics of the individuals under consideration.”
Does sport make you happy? An analysis of the well‐being derived from sports participation (2011, background): “Further, Stutzer and Frey (2006) identify that there are selection effects present, such that it is happier singles that are more likely to opt for marriage.”
Economic Disparities and Life Satisfaction in European Regions (2010, background): “6 As pointed out by, e.g., Di Tella et al. (2003) and Frey and Stutzer (2006) , estimated effects should be”
How’s Life at Home? New Evidence on Marriage and the Set Point for Happiness (2017, neutral): “And there is lots of evidence that happier people tend to attract more friends and potential partners (Stutzer and Frey 2006).”
Using wellbeing for public policy: Theory, measurement, and recommendations (2016, background): “There is a large body of literature that shows how individuals eventually adapt to most positive or negative events in their lives, whether in the professional or private sphere (Brickman & Campbell, 1971; Frederick & Loewenstein, 1999; Stutzer & Frey, 2006; Zimmerman & Easterlin, 2006).”
Reversing the Question: Does Happiness Affect Consumption and Savings Behavior? (2012, neutral): “[11] Frey, B.”