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Objective Confirmation of Subjective Measures of Human Well-Being : Evidence from the USA

Oswald, Andrew J. - 2010

-2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System random sample of 1.3 million United States citizens. Life-satisfaction in each U …

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Where the Streets Have a Name : Income Comparisons in the US

Brodeur, Abel - 2013

This paper analyses how neighbors' income affect agents' well-being using unprecedented data from the BRFSS and the City of Somerville. We conduct a multi-scale approach at the county, ZIP code and street-levels and find that the association between well-being and neighbors' income follows an...

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Happiness Inequality in the United States

Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2021

This paper examines how the level and dispersion of self-reported happiness has evolved over the period 1972-2006. While there has been no increase in aggregate happiness, inequality in happiness has fallen substantially since the 1970s. There have been large changes in the level of happiness...

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Do Fathers Have Son Preference in the United States? Evidence from Paternal Subjective Well-Being

Song, Younghwan; Gao, Jia - 2023

Using data drawn from 2010, 2012, and 2013 American Time Use Survey Well-Being Modules, this paper examines the existence of son preference among fathers in the U.S. by estimating the effect of child gender on the fathers' subjective well-being. A wide range of subjective well-being measures,...

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Urbanization, Natural Amenities, and Subjective Well-Being : Evidence from U.S. Counties

Winters, John V. - 2015

asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction. Using individual-level SWB data allows us to control for several … having a significant positive effect on self-reported life-satisfaction. Implications for researchers and policymakers are …

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Multidimensional Affluence : Theory and Applications to Germany and the US

Peichl, Andreas - 2011

This paper suggests multidimensional affluence measures for the top of the distribution. In contrast to commonly used top income shares, they allow the analysis of the extent, intensity and breadth of affluence in several dimensions within a common framework. We illustrate this by analyzing the...

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Value of Time : Speeding Behavior and Gasoline Prices

Wolff, Hendrik - 2012

Do drivers reduce speeds when gasoline prices are high? Previous research investigating this energy conservation hypothesis produced mixed results. We take a fresh look at the data and estimate a significant negative relationship between speeding and gasoline prices. This presents a new...

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Effects of Extending Paid Parental Leave on Children's Socio-Emotional Skills and Well-Being in Adolescence

Houmark, Mikkel Aagaard; Jørgensen, Cecilie Marie Løchte - 2022

We study how children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence are affected by an increase in the duration of parental care during infancy. Exploiting a Danish reform that extended paid parental leave in 2002 and effectively delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we...

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Occupational Status and Life Satisfaction in the UK : The Miserable Middle?

Georgellis, Yannis; Clark, Andrew E.; Apergis, Emmanuel; … - 2022

We use British panel data to explore the link between occupational status and life satisfaction. We find puzzling … satisfaction scores than that of employees in either low- or high-status occupations. This puzzle disappears in panel data: the … satisfaction of any man rises as he moves up the status ladder. The culprit seems to be immobility: the miserable middle is caused …

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Effort at Work and Worker Well-Being in the Us

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2022

This paper analyses detailed 24-hour diary data from the United States to provide evidence on the relationship between workers' effort and well-being while at work. In doing so, we first measure workers' effort in terms of its timing, its nature, and its composition. Second, we link these three...

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