Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan
Vol. 31 No. 2 (2023): Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan

Can the Level of Well-Being Buy Happiness?

Grace Wulandari (Faculty of Economics and Business, Pertamina University)
Achmad Kautsar (Faculty of Economics and Business, Pertamina University)
Ikval Suardi (Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, BRIN)
Felix Wisnu Handoyo (Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, BRIN)



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Publish Date
31 Dec 2023

Abstract

Mental health remains a significant concern, particularly in developing countries, where a multitude of factors, such as well-being, education, smoking habits, marital status, employment status, and gender, contribute to mental health problems. This study’s primary objective is to dissect the key factors, with a focus on well-being, that adversely impact an individual’s mental health. Employing survey data from IFLS encompassing approximately 17,000 observations, this research employs OLS, Logit, and Probit methodologies to forecast the likelihood of socioeconomic variables influencing depression symptoms. The findings reveal that education, marital status, occupational type, year (indicating happiness level), and expenditure exhibit a positive correlation with happiness. Remarkably, there is a coherent pattern across the OLS, Logit, and Probit models, indicating that variables such as cigarette consumption, female gender, and residing in urban or rural areas are inversely related to happiness. In conclusion, socioeconomic factors wield a discernible influence on happiness, underscoring the imperative for government intervention through policy measures, especially in bolstering well-being, to enhance individual happiness levels.

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JEP

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Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan (JEP), or Journal of Economics and Development, is a peer-reveiwed journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and case studies related to economics and development studies in Indonesia and other countries. All papers are peer-reviewed by at least ...