Title page
Contents
Abstract 4
Résumé 5
1. Introduction 7
2. The impact of cultural activities on well-being 9
Music 13
Visual arts 15
Literature 17
Cinema and theatre 17
3. What determines the choice of cultural activities? 18
Cultural activity as a social signal 18
Cultural activities as a well-being experience: evidence from time-use surveys 19
A simple model of time allocation and experienced well-being 22
4. Conclusion 25
References 26
Table 2.1. Summary of literature review 10
Table 3.1. Time use surveys characteristics 20
Table 3.2/Table 3.1. Non-linear estimation of the relative time allocated to non-work activities with respect to experienced well-being 23
Figure 3.1. U-index for Canada, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States 21
Figure 3.2. Correlation between relative time spent on activities and U-index among participants 24