Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
37 Pages Posted: 17 Jul 2010
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Date Written: July 16, 2010
Abstract
Subjective well-being data reveal that blacks are less happy than are whites. However, much of this racial gap in happiness has closed over the past 35 years. We investigate measures of subjective well-being that indicate that the well-being of blacks has increased both absolutely and relative to whites. These changes in well-being are found across various datasets and measures of subjective well-being. However the gains in happiness are concentrated among prime-age women and those living in the south. While the opportunities and achievements of blacks have improved over this period, the happiness gains far exceed that which can be attributed to these objective improvements
Keywords: Subjective Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, Happiness, Race, Civil Rights, Discrimination
JEL Classification: D6, I32, J1, J7, K1
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