The Impact of a Failed Coup d'État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016

K. Ali Akkemik, Gerçek Çiçek, Charles Yuji Horioka and Yoko Niimi
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Gerçek Çiçek: MEF University, Turkey and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Charles Yuji Horioka: Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Osaka University, Asian Growth Research Institute, and National Bureau of Economic Research, Japan

No DP2019-22, Discussion Paper Series from Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of the failed coup d'état attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, on people's happiness, life satisfaction, and trust and finds that the plot had a significant negative effect on all three variables. This paper is the first to show that coups d'état can have a significant adverse effect on people's well-being, as in the case of terrorist attacks.

Keywords: Happiness; Well-being; Trust; Life satisfaction; Coup d'état; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2019-11
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Journal Article: The impact of a failed coup d’état on happiness, life satisfaction, and trust: the case of the plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016 (2020)
Working Paper: The Impact of a Failed Coup d’État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016 (2019)
Working Paper: The Impact of a Failed Coup d'État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016 (2019)
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