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Tohoku University Modern Economics Seminar

　　
次回の研究会　UPCOMING EVENT

2025.08.01 (FRI)
12:00-13:30
Title: Measuring Happiness Efficiency during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
同志社大学商学部　溝渕英之 氏
Abstract:
This study examines how effectively individuals convert their resources into subjective well-being—a concept referred to as happiness efficiency—during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Using representative longitudinal data from 2020 to 2023, we first estimate individual-level happiness efficiency on an annual basis. We then analyze its determinants using the conditional order-m approach. Our findings show that the fixed year effect of the pandemic was negative in the first year but turned positive in the following years. The accumulated positive effects outweighed the initial negative impact. This suggests that although individuals initially experienced an unusual decline in well-being due to various social distancing measures, they quickly adapted by learning to better utilize their socio-economic circumstances. As a result, their ability to sustain subjective well-being during the pandemic ultimately surpassed pre-pandemic levels. These findings highlight the dynamic nature of well-being under crisis conditions and underscore the importance of individual adaptability in mitigating the adverse effects of external shocks.
当研究会について About us：
2006年度より、東北⼤学に在籍する経済学研究者有志が集まって定期的に研究会を開催しております。本研究会では国際的学術雑誌への投稿を精⼒的に⾏っている第⼀線の研究者に研究発表をお願いしております。参加資格は特に設けませんので、報告論題に関⼼のある⽅は奮ってご参加ください。学内の⽅はもちろん、学外の⽅もご参加いただけます。
Since 2006, the Tohoku University Department of Economics has hosted a seminar series inviting economists actively engaged in research publishable in top international economics journals. If you're interested in this, feel free to join our seminar. Participation is open to all, with no restrictions.
使用言語 Language:
原則英語で開催いたします。但し、オーディエンスには日本語で質問する権利を認めますので、ご了承願います。
English is the primary language for the seminar, but feel free to ask questions in Japanese.

お問い合わせ・東北大学外の方でオンラインでの参加をご希望の方は tohoku_modern_econ＠grp.tohoku.ac.jp までご連絡ください ※＠は半角

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