Trust and Happiness : Comparative Study Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Yamane, Chisako; Yamane, Shoko; Powdthavee, Nattavudh

Trust and Happiness : Comparative Study Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Yamane, Chisako et al.

Institute of Social and Economic Research Discussion Papers, 2014, 904, 1-19

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タイトル	Trust and Happiness : Comparative Study Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake
著者	NRID 1000020368971 1000020368971 著者名 Yamamura, Eiji
	NRID 1000050163845 1000050163845 著者名 Tsutsui, Yoshiro
	著者名 Yamane, Chisako
	NRID 1000040633798 1000040633798 著者名 Yamane, Shoko
	著者名 Powdthavee, Nattavudh
キーワード等	Trust
	Happiness
	Disaster
	Great East Japan Earthquake
抄録	The positive relationship between trust and happiness has been demonstrated by the literature. However, it is not clear how much this relationship depends on environmental conditions. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is considered one of the most catastrophic events in human history. This disaster caused not only physical damage for Japanese people, but also perceived damage. Using individual-level panel data from Japan covering the period 2009–2012, this paper attempts to probe how the relationship between trust and happiness was influenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake by comparing the same individuals before and after the earthquake. A fixed-effects estimation showed that there is a statistically well-determined positive relationship between trust and happiness and this relationship was strengthened by disaster, especially for residents in the damaged area. We argue that social trust is a substitute for formal institutions and markets, which mitigates the effect of disaster-related shock on psychological conditions such as happiness. Therefore, a trustful society is invulnerable to a gigantic disaster.
出版者	The Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
収録物名	Institute of Social and Economic Research Discussion Papers
巻(号)	904
ページ	1-19
刊行年月	2014-07
言語	英語
ハンドルURL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/46115
関連情報 (references)	URI http://www.iser.osaka-u.ac.jp/library/dp/2014/DP0904.pdf
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	Tsutsui, Yoshiro
	Yamane, Chisako
	Yamane, Shoko
	Powdthavee, Nattavudh
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DCTERMS.abstract	The positive relationship between trust and happiness has been demonstrated by the literature. However, it is not clear how much this relationship depends on environmental conditions. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is considered one of the most catastrophic events in human history. This disaster caused not only physical damage for Japanese people, but also perceived damage. Using individual-level panel data from Japan covering the period 2009–2012, this paper attempts to probe how the relationship between trust and happiness was influenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake by comparing the same individuals before and after the earthquake. A fixed-effects estimation showed that there is a statistically well-determined positive relationship between trust and happiness and this relationship was strengthened by disaster, especially for residents in the damaged area. We argue that social trust is a substitute for formal institutions and markets, which mitigates the effect of disaster-related shock on psychological conditions such as happiness. Therefore, a trustful society is invulnerable to a gigantic disaster.
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