Effects of different life events on life satisfaction in the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey

- Using Russian panel data we analyse the effect of life events on life satisfaction.
- We analyse the effects of unemployment, marriage, divorce and widowhood.
- Adaptation to unemployment, marriage, divorce and widowhood seldom occurs.
- Anticipation to such events is more common.

This paper analyses the relation between unemployment, marriage, divorce, widowhood and subjective well-being using Russian panel data. Contrary to Clark et al. (2008) and Clark and Georgellis (2013), we find little evidence of adaptation to these life events.