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Does relative income matter? Are the critics right?
Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
income. 2) In the West German Socio-Economic Panel since 1984 the same is true but with lifesatisfaction as the dependant … variable. We also use the Panel to compare the effect of income comparisons and of adaptation as factors explaining the stable … – further supporting the view that comparisons matter. 4) Finally, for a panel of European countries since 1973 we estimate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071479
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The Marginal Utility of Income
Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
inequality. We estimate this parameter using four large cross-sectional surveys of subjective happiness and two panel surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005796149
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Does Relative Income Matter? Are the Critics Right?
Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009
income. 2) In the West German Socio-Economic Panel since 1984 the same is true but with lifesatisfaction as the dependant … variable. We also use the Panel to compare the effect of income comparisons and of adaptation as factors explaining the stable … - further supporting the view that comparisons matter. 4) Finally, for a panel of European countries since 1973 we estimate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256480
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Cost-benefit analysis of psychological therapy
Layard, Richard; Clark, David; Knapp, Martin; Mayraz, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
At present six million people are suffering from clinical depression or anxiety disorders, but only a quarter of them are in treatment. NICE Guidelines prescribe the offer of evidence-based psychological therapy, but they are not implemented, due to lack of therapists within the NHS. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126602
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Cost-benefit analysis of psychological therapy
Layard, Richard; Clark, David; Knapp, Martin; Mayraz, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
At present six million people are suffering from clinical depression or anxiety disorders, but only a quarter of them are in treatment. NICE Guidelines prescribe the offer of evidence-based psychological therapy, but they are not implemented, due to lack of therapists within the NHS. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071109
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The marginal utility of income
Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen J - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
inequality. We estimate this parameter using four large cross-sectional surveys of subjective happiness and two panel surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071383
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The Marginal Utility of Income
Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen J. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
inequality. We estimate this parameter using four large cross-sectional surveys of subjective happiness and two panel surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018703
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Psychological Therapy
Clark, David; Knapp, Martin; Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
At present six million people are suffering from clinical depression or anxiety disorders, but only a quarter of them are in treatment. NICE Guidelines prescribe the offer of evidence-based psychological therapy, but they are not implemented, due to lack of therapists within the NHS. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005151004
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Labour Market Institutions and Economic Performance
Layard, Richard; Nickell, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 1998
Barely a day goes by without some expert telling us how the continental European economies are about to disintegrate unless their labour markets become more flexible. Basically, we are told, Europe has the wrong sort of labour market institutions for the modern global economy. These outdated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967675
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Combatting Unemployment: Is Flexibility Enough?
Jackman, Richard; Layard, Richard; Nickell, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 1996
Our conclusions are the most important influences on unemployment come from the following (i) The longer unemployment benefits are available the longer unemployment lasts. Similarly, higher levels of benefits generate higher unemployment, with an elasticity of around one half. On the other hand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967685