TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Clark, Andrew E.
AU  - Lee, Tom
        TI  - Early-Life Correlates of Later-Life Well-Being: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
        PY  - 2017/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11135
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11135
        AB  - We here use data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) to provide one of the first analyses of the distal (early-life) and proximal (later-life) correlates of older-life subjective well-being. Unusually, we have two distinct measures of the latter: happiness and eudaimonia. Even after controlling for proximal covariates, outcomes at age 18 (IQ score, parental income and parental education) remain good predictors of well-being over 50 years later. In terms of the proximal covariates, mental health and social participation are the strongest predictors of both measures of well-being in older age. However, there are notable differences in the other correlates of happiness and eudaimonia. As such, well-being policy will depend to an extent on which measure is preferred.
        KW  - health
KW  - eudaimonia
KW  - well-being
KW  - life-course
KW  - happiness
        ER  -