Urban or Rural: Where are people happier and why?

Urbano o rural: ¿Dónde es más feliz la gente y por qué?

Abilio Henrique Berticelli de Freitas ()
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Abilio Henrique Berticelli de Freitas: Faculté d’Économie. Master Économie et Management Publics. Université de Montpellier.

Papeles de Europa, 2021, vol. 34, 17-28

Abstract: Using data from a worldwide sample, we investigate how happy people look like and if these “happiness characteristics” are more present in big urban towns or in small rural villages. We found evidence that (i) people seem to be slightly happier in rural settlements, (ii) happier people have some particular characteristics (e.g., higher levels of trust in others and being more interested in politics) and (iii) these positive attitudes are slightly more present in rural contexts. Then, we discuss some conceivable explanations to what we have seen.

Keywords: Happiness economics; Urban planning; Subjective well-being.; Economía de la felicidad; Planificación urbana; Bienestar subjetivo. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I31 J19 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.5209/pade.77764

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