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301 |
| Title |
TV Channels, Self Control and Happiness |
| Author(s) |
Christine Benesch, Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer |
| Published |
Jul 2006 |
| in |
Working Paper - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics |
| Abstract |
In many countries, TV viewers have access to more and more TV
channels. We study whether people can cope with this and watch the amount of TV
they find optimal for themselves or whether they are prone to over-consumption. We
find that heavy TV viewers do not benefit, but instead report lower life satisfaction
when exposed to more TV channels. This finding runs counter to the standard
economic prediction that a larger choice set does not make people worse off. It
suggests that an identifiable group of persons experience a self-control problem
when it comes to TV viewing. |
| Keywords |
Self-control, over-consumption, life satisfaction, experienced utility, TV viewing |
| Download |
http://www.iew.uzh.ch/wp/iewwp301.pdf (366 kB) |
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