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What Happiness Research Can Tell Us AboutSelf-Control Problems And Utility Misprediction
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - 2006
utility. We propose the economics of happiness as a methodologicalapproach to study these phenomena. Based on proxy measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868350
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Limited Self-Control, Obesity and the Loss of Happiness
Stutzer, Alois - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has provided important insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food and contributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …. We propose the economics of happiness as an approach to study the phenomenon. Based on proxy measures for experienced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390614
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Limited Self-Control, Obesity and the Loss of Happiness
Stutzer, Alois; Meier, Armando N. - 2015
Is obesity the consequence of an optimally chosen lifestyle or do people consume too much relative to their long … i) the covariates of obesity including indicators of self-control, and ii) the consequences of obesity on the subjective … well-being of people with limited willpower. Our main finding is that obesity decreases the well-being of individuals who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168463
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Limited self-control, obesity and the loss of happiness
Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has provided important insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food and contributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …. We propose the economics of happiness as an approach to study the phenomenon. Based on proxy measures for experienced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003664856
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Limited Self-Control, Obesity and the Loss of Happiness
Stutzer, Alois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has provided important insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food and contributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …. We propose the economics of happiness as an approach to study the phenomenon. Based on proxy measures for experienced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822806
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Limited Self-Control, Obesity and the Loss of Happiness
Stutzer, Alois - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum, Universität Basel - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has providedimportant insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food andcontributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …. We propose the economics of happiness as an approach to study thephenomenon. Based on proxy measures for experienced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009025081
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TV Channels, Self Control and Happiness
Benesch, Christine; Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich>; … - 2006
In many countries, TV viewers have access to more and more TVchannels. We study whether people can cope with this and watch the amount of TVthey find optimal for themselves or whether they are prone to over-consumption. Wefind that heavy TV viewers do not benefit, but instead report lower life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005867923
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Does watching TV make us happy?
Frey, Bruno S.; Benesch, Christine; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich>; … - 2006
Watching TV is a major human activity. Because of its immediate benefits at negligible immediatemarginal costs it is for many people tempting to view TV rather than to pursue more engaging activities.As a consequence, individuals with incomplete control over, and foresight into, their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868506
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Chain restaurant calorie posting laws, obesity, and consumer welfare
Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194955
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Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare
Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207769