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Estimating the effect on happiness through question randomization: An application to blood donation.
Soc Sci Med
; 309: 115255, 2022 09.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35998487
RESUMO
We rely on the randomized activation of the heuristic of attribute substitution to analyze the effect of blood donation on donors' happiness. We randomly delivered two versions of a questionnaire where the happiness question is alternatively placed immediately before or after a categorical question asking about the blood donor condition of the respondent (non-donor, previously donor, donor). By comparing the answers given to the happiness question in the two versions, we find a positive effect of donating blood on donors' happiness. We discuss the pros and cons of this method to investigate the determinants of subjective well-being.