Aside from the myriad methodological flaws inherent in using subjective data, did these esteemed "economists" consider that people who pay higher taxes must have done so because they had greater wealth and prosperity in the first place? And that jobs which pay more are also usually more challenging and interesting, compared to those that pay less?
Whether the study is as shoddy as it appears or if there is indeed some validity to the findings, either case may be explained by a simple fact: Excessive German Beer Consumption :)
