RIEB Discussion Paper Series No.2019-22

Title

The Impact of a Failed Coup d'État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the failed coup d'état attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, on people's happiness, life satisfaction, and trust and finds that the plot had a significant negative effect on all three variables. This paper is the first to show that coups d'état can have a significant adverse effect on people's well-being, as in the case of terrorist attacks.

Keywords

Happiness, Well-being, Trust, Life satisfaction, Coup d'état, Turkey

JEL Classification

I31

Inquiries

K. Ali AKKEMIK
Faculty of Economics, Yamaguchi University

Gerçek ÇIÇEK
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, MEF University
Faculty of Natural Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Charles Yuji HORIOKA
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
Kobe University
Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
657-8501 Japan
Phone: +81-78-803-7036
FAX: +81-78-803-7059
Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
Asian Growth Research Institute
National Bureau of Economic Research

Yoko NIIMI
Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University and Asian Growth Research Institute