About time: Daylight Saving Time transition and individual well-being

Yiannis Kountouris and Kyriaki Remoundou

Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 122, issue 1, 100-103

Abstract: Daylight Saving Time is controversial due to its alleged negative impact on individual well-being. Using panel data from Germany we find evidence that the transition to summer time has negative influence on general life satisfaction and mood, which is stronger for those in full time employment.

Keywords: Daylight Saving Time; Life satisfaction; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.032

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