Presidential elections, divided politics, and happiness in the USA

We examine the effects of the 2016 and 2012 US presidential election outcomes on subjective wellbeing across party identification. We use Gallup data and a regression discontinuity approach, and focus primarily on evaluative (life satisfaction) and hedonic (positive and negative affect) indicators....

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Main Author: Pinto, S. (author)
Other Authors: Bencsik, P. (author), Chuluun, T. (author), Graham, C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26020
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/26020