Spatial analysis of subjective well-being in Japan

Anqi Li, Takaki Sato and Yasumasa Matsuda

No 122, DSSR Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

Abstract: This study investigates subjective well-being in Japan using a survey of 22,539 respondents in 46 prefectures in December 2019. We applied a Bayesian hierarchical model to the self-reported well-being respondents, supposing that well-being is decomposed into regional and individual factors. As a result, regional heteroscedasticity and individual factors are identified jointly, which clarifies the interesting features of Japanese subjective well-being. From the identified regional factors in prefectural levels, we find that coastal areas damaged by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear plant accidents have the lowest subjective well-being. This finding suggests that residents in the regions have not recovered and require additional mental and physical public support.

Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2021-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hap
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10097/00131532

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:toh:dssraa:122

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in DSSR Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Tohoku University Library ().