A note on the relationship between television viewing and individual happiness

Mitesh Kataria () and Tobias Regner

No 2009-098, Jena Economics Research Papers from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Abstract: In a recently published article, Bruni and Stanca (2008) suggest that television viewing has a negative impact on life satisfaction. In this note we argue that the empirical approach they use (an approach that omits the main effect of TV viewing in life satisfaction) is problematic. We estimate a microeconomic life satisfaction function and find mixed support for the claim that television viewing in general has a negative impact on individual happiness. Using a large cross-country comparison we find that there is a substantial heterogeneity across countries, which needs to be taken into account when concluding about television's effect on life satisfaction.

Keywords: Relational goods; Subjective well-being; TV consumption; Happiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 D12 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-12-02
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