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Testing for Utility Interdependence in Marriage: Evidence from Panel Data
Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2004
This paper is the first of its kind to study utility interdependence in marriage using information on subjective well-being of a large sample of people living in the UK over the period 1991-2001. Using “residual” self-rated health to provide instrument for spouse’s well-being and allowing...
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Measuring Well-being Across Europe: Description of the ESS Well-being Module and Preliminary Findings
Huppert, Felicia; Marks, Nic; Clark, Andrew; Siegrist, … - In: Social Indicators Research 91 (2009) 3, pp. 301-315
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Putting different price tags on the same health condition: Re-evaluating the well-being valuation approach
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; van den Berg, Bernard - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1032-1043
Many recent writings in health policy have proposed that health be valued directly and in monetary terms using the new well-being valuation method. Yet there is no clear consensus on what the best measure of individual's experience may be for the evaluation process. To shed light on this issue,...
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In brief: The long reach of childhood bullying
Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
Does the fear of being bullied in childhood affect people's resilience to adverse life events they may face in adulthood? The author investigates whether the 'scarring' effects are particularly damaging to individuals who lose their job.
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well]being...
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636771
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Subjective Well-Being and Income: Is there any Evidence of Satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013
Many scholars have argued that once “basic needs” have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing...
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Glück ? die ökonomische Analyse
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
an economic analysis of happiness are shown and illustrated with two specific applications. The relationship between … the value of public goods. The short discussion of governmental ?happiness policy? from a constitutional viewpoint … suggests a comparative institutional analysis of subjective well-being. The happiness revolution in economics is only at its …
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Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
paper explores how happiness regression equations might be used in tort cases to calculate compensatory damages for …
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Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?
Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Volunteering constitutes one of the most important pro-social activities. Following Adam Smith, helping others is the way to higher individual well-being. This view contrasts with the selfish utility maximizer who avoids costs from helping others. The two rival views are studied empirically. We...
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