¿Cuán felices son las voluntarias y voluntarios en el municipio de La Paz?: Aplicación a la economía de la felicidad
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En los últimos años, la denominada Economía de la Felicidad viene estableciendo relaciones empíricas entre los distintos niveles de bienestar subjetivo que las personas manifiestan y diversas variables socioeconómicas. En este marco, uno de los hallazgos empíricos más relevantes de la literatura es la correlación positiva existente entre el nivel de felicidad y las convicciones que una persona manifiesta en una actividad social. De acuerdo a esta línea de investigación, las personas que manifiestan un alto nivel de convicciones personales, sean éstas religiosas, políticas o culturales, entre otras, tienen una mayor probabilidad de alcanzar un alto nivel de felicidad cuando realizan un trabajo tangible, como ser un voluntariado o una actividad pastoral. En base a los resultados obtenidos de una encuesta estadísticamente significativa, realizada a personas que hacen trabajo de voluntariado en el municipio de La Paz, el presente estudio busca responder a las siguientes preguntas de investigación: ¿son felices los voluntarios y voluntarias en el municipio de La Paz? y ¿qué factores inciden en el nivel de felicidad del voluntariado? Para responder a esta pregunta, los autores utilizan estimaciones econométricas basadas en un modelo Probit Ordenado. Los resultados principales del estudio evidencian que este conjunto de personas registran altos niveles de felicidad, y que variables como convicciones de fe, género, edad, educación, liderazgo y tangibilidad de trabajo inciden en los mismos.
In recent years, the Economics of Happiness has been establishing empirical relationships between different levels of subjective well-being and different socio-economic variables. In this context, one of the most important empirical findings in this literature is an important positive correlation between the level of happiness and the belief that a person expresses. According to this research, people who manifest a high level of personal convictions could be social, religious, cultural or political ones are more likely to achieve a high level of happiness, when their work is effectively achieved, such as a volunteering or pastoral activity. Based on the results of a statistically significant survey of people doing volunteer work in La Paz city, this study seeks to answer the following research questions: How happy are the volunteers in the city of La Paz convictions make us? and ¿What elements determine the average level of happiness in this group of volunteers? To answer these questions, the authors use econometric estimates based on Ordered Probit model. The main results of the study show that levels of happiness among volunteer people are highly influenced by variable as faith convictions, gender, age, education, leadership and working tangibility affect them.
In recent years, the Economics of Happiness has been establishing empirical relationships between different levels of subjective well-being and different socio-economic variables. In this context, one of the most important empirical findings in this literature is an important positive correlation between the level of happiness and the belief that a person expresses. According to this research, people who manifest a high level of personal convictions could be social, religious, cultural or political ones are more likely to achieve a high level of happiness, when their work is effectively achieved, such as a volunteering or pastoral activity. Based on the results of a statistically significant survey of people doing volunteer work in La Paz city, this study seeks to answer the following research questions: How happy are the volunteers in the city of La Paz convictions make us? and ¿What elements determine the average level of happiness in this group of volunteers? To answer these questions, the authors use econometric estimates based on Ordered Probit model. The main results of the study show that levels of happiness among volunteer people are highly influenced by variable as faith convictions, gender, age, education, leadership and working tangibility affect them.
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