The Mediating Role of Urbanization on the Composition of Happiness

Cristina Bernini and Alessandro Tampieri

Working Papers - Economics from Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa

Abstract: This paper investigates whether urbanization plays a role in determining the importance of each happiness domain on overall happiness. The analysis focuses on Italy. We exploit a multilevel model to consider regional heterogeneity in happiness’s determinants. We first verify whether a direct effect of urbanization exists on each specific components of happiness, as well as on overall happiness. Consistent with the findings in the literature, happiness decreases with urbanization. In the analysis of mediating role, we find that the importance of satisfaction with economic conditions and family explains more overall happiness in urban areas. On the contrary, satisfaction with health, friendships and environment gain more weight in rural areas.

Keywords: subjective well-being; happiness function; urbanization; regions; multilevel models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2020
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