@techreport{41a15a391f1d4519912f0bcd84b73839,
title = "Do we need social cohesion to be happy?",
abstract = "We consider in a first step, that social cohesion will be a determinant of income and, in a second step, income will be a determinant of subjective well-being (SWB) along with social cohesion. We propose to use the weighted Three-Stage Least Squares (3SLS) method to estimate our two steps model, based on EVS wave 2008 data for Luxembourg. The impact of social cohesion on SWB is confirmed by the effect of the socio-cultural domain of social cohesion on SWB. The formal character of the political domain, has a positive impact on SWB. Considering the economic aspect of social cohesion we conclude that this domain should be included in any further research studying the relationship between social cohesion and SWB. Nous consid{\'e}rons dans une premi{\`e}re {\'e}tape que la coh{\'e}sion sociale sera un d{\'e}terminant du revenu individuel et dans une deuxi{\`e}me {\'e}tape que le revenu individuel sera un d{\'e}terminant du bien-{\^e}tre subjectif {\`a} c{\^o}t{\'e} de la coh{\'e}sion sociale. Nous proposons d?estimer ce mod{\`e}le en appliquant la m{\'e}thode « des triples moindres carr{\'e}s pond{\'e}r{\'e}s (3SLS) » aux donn{\'e}es EVS 2008 pour le Luxembourg. L?impact de la coh{\'e}sion sociale sur le bien-{\^e}tre subjectif est confirm{\'e} par l?effet du domaine socio-culturel de la coh{\'e}sion sociale sur le bien-{\^e}tre subjectif. De m{\^e}me, le caract{\`e}re formel du domaine politique de la coh{\'e}sion sociale a un effet positif sur le bien-{\^e}tre subjectif. En consid{\'e}rant l?aspect {\'e}conomique de la coh{\'e}sion sociale, nous concluons que ce domaine devrait {\^e}tre inclus dans toute recherche future concernant la relation entre coh{\'e}sion sociale et bien-{\^e}tre subjectif.",
keywords = "European Value study wave 2008 Luxembourg, social cohesion, subjective well-being",
author = "Carlo Klein",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
series = "Working Papers",
publisher = "CEPS/INSTEAD",
number = "2011-06",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "CEPS/INSTEAD",
}