Search Results - subject_exact:"Lebensstandard"

Distributional national accounts : measuring material living standards and the cost-of-living by income quintile

Grilli, Joseph; Schreyer, Paul; Zwijnenburg, Jorrit - 2026

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The hidden objectivism of revealed-preference welfare economics

Kolmar, Martin - 2026

Revealed preference theory (RPT) and its behavioral extension (BRPT) underpin an important strand of welfare economics. Their normative appeal rests on the claim that welfare can be inferred from observed behavior without substantive assumptions about what agents should value - a property I call...

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Stagnant living standards in the City of Toronto

Eisen, Ben; Li, Nathaniel - 2026

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(Male) wages in Switzerland, 1750-1860

Baltensperger, Michael; Chambru, Cédric; Metzler, Jakob; … - 2026

We estimate daily wage rates for skilled and unskilled construction workers and agricultural laborers in Switzerland from 1750 to 1860, a period of profound political and economic transformations. Our analysis is based on 17,700 newly collected wage quotes from primary sources and 23,300 price...

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Household consumption expenditure determinants across poverty subgroups in Sub-Sahara Africa : evidence from the Ghanaian living standard survey

Agyepong, Lawrence; Kuuwill, Ametus; Kimengsi, Jude Ndzifon - 2026

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2026

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2024

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2024

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Socio-economic trade-offs of large hydropower development for community livelihoods in Bagmati province, Nepal

Neupane, Gunaraj; Pianrog, Yutthapong; Kuaanan Techato; … - 2026

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Agricultural household survey 2025

2026

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Boomers

Schouten, John W. - 2026

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The Easterlin paradox at 50

Oparina, Ekaterina; Clark, Andrew E.; Layard, Peter R. G. - 2026

We use Gallup World Poll data from over 150 countries from 2009-2019 at both the individual and country levels to revisit the relationship between income and subjective wellbeing. Our inspiration is the paradox first proposed by Easterlin (1974), according to which higher incomes are associated...

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The Easterlin paradox at 50

Oparina, Ekaterina; Clark, Andrew E.; Layard, Peter R. G. - 2024

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Population aging and living arrangements : implications on inequality

Lee, Sang-hyop; Mason, Andrew; Kim, Hyun Kyung - 2026

Many previous studies conclude that population aging leads to an increase in consumption or income inequality. The results are based on a conventional model that analyzes compositional effects given interage differences in the means and variances of income. These issues are addressed in this...

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The health and economic costs of welfare reform : a quasi-experimental evaluation of the roll-out of Universal Credit in England

Amo-Agyei, Silas; Munford, Luke; Daras, Konstantinos; … - 2026

We provide new evidence on the mental health and healthcare utilisation impacts of the rollout of Universal Credit, one of the most significant welfare reforms in Europe in recent decades. Designed to simplify the benefit system and strengthen work incentives by merging six meanstested...

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Policy impact assessment : Autumn Budget Statement 2026 : UK-wide distributional analysis 2026-2030

Frimpong, Rejoice - 2026

Purpose and scope: This analysis assesses the cumulative impact of the Autumn Budget Statement 2025 on UK residents over the period 2026-2030. The Budget has been passed by Parliament and will be implemented beginning in April 2026. This report models policy impact on the UK population using...

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Universal credit review : challenges and options for reform

Waters, Tom - 2026

The government is in the process of conducting a review of universal credit (UC), the main means-tested benefit for working-age people, received by 6.3 million families at any one time. This report discusses some of the challenges UC faces, and outlines potential directions for reform.

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Labour market, living standards and poverty trends in Wales

Michael, Jed; Wernham, Tom - 2026

The Welsh Government aims to increase employment and earnings as part of its 'Plan for Employability and Skills', and in order to help generate additional tax revenues that can help fund public services and investment. It also aims to reduce inequalities in employment and earnings, and has clear...

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Labour market, living standards and poverty trends in Scotland

Michael, Jed; Wernham, Tom - 2026

The Scottish Government aims to increase employment and earnings as part of its 'National Strategy for Economic Transformation' and in order to help generate additional tax revenues that can help fund public services and investment. It also has ambitious targets to significantly reduce poverty,...

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Thresholds for time and income poverty in households : evidence from joint distributions

Dorn, Franziska - 2026

Time poverty is a key yet conceptually contested dimension of household living standards. Both univariate and bivariate measures remain debated because there is no clear consensus on how to define and quantify socially necessary unpaid work, the time that money cannot substitute for, across...

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The height of Swiss mercenaries, c. 1725 - c. 1865

Chambru, Cédric; Hediger, Simon; Metzler, Jakob; … - 2025

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Asia's carbon footprint : unraveling the role of natural resource rent, standard of living and energy consumption

Imran, Muhammad; Chen, Mo; Khalilullah, Mohammad; Min, Gao - 2025

Amid escalating climate risks and uneven decarbonization trajectories, understanding the distributional determinants of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for guiding Asia toward equitable and sustainable development. Anchored in the Environmental Kuznets Curve framework and the...

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Employing data imputation to track poverty and welfare trends over extended time periods : an application to a poorer country

Dang, Hai-Anh; Cuong Viet Nguyen - 2025

Obtaining comparable poverty estimates over time is critical for monitoring poverty trends and informing effective poverty reduction policies. Yet hardly any developing countries could construct consistent poverty trends over extended time periods due to changes to the consumption survey...

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A measurement scale for material deprivation : a model-based approach

Farcomeni, Alessio; Pittau, Maria Grazia; Viviani, Sara; … - 2025

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The making of humanistic economics

Komlos, John - 2025

The essay traces the evolution of my academic career through three stages: as a Habsburg economic historian, an anthropometric historian, and as a humanistic economist exposing the Achilles hills of mainstream economics and tracing the roots of the rise of the current right-wing populist...

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The domestic transition : progress towards decent living of households in low and middle-income countries

Schilpzand, Rutger; Smits, Jeroen - 2025

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The state of infrastructure in the proclaimed small harbours in enhancing livelihoods in South Africa

Maphumulo, Mashimane Njabulo; Masuku, Mfundo Mandla - 2025

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Translocal livelihoods, socio-economic differentiation and lower level urbanisation in Uganda

Andersson Djurfeldt, Agnes; Mackay, Heather; Mukwaya, Paul - 2025

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The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children : a long-run, global review

Schneider, Eric B. - 2025

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The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children : a long-run, global review

Schneider, Eric B. - 2023

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The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children : a long-run, global review

Schneider, Eric B. - 2023

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Revealing the double-edged sword : introducing the technology and consumer well-being paradox model

McLean, Graeme J.; Krey, Nina; Barhorst, Jennifer Brannon - 2025

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Reassessment and determinants of multidimensional poverty : evidence from cross-country analysis

Pradhan, Kalandi Charan; Kumar, Guru Dayal; Sharma, Bhuvesh - 2025

This paper aims to reassess multidimensional poverty measurement including the ease of doing business as an additional indicator with the existing measurements for 81 countries by human development, and identify how multidimensional poverty has changed during a very short period from 2014 to...

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Does household welfare change with finance access? : the case of women and the youth in The Gambia

Manja, Laston Petro; Badjie, Isatou A. - 2025

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Over-indebtedness : measurement, determinants and effect on living standards

Ewusie, Ewura-Adwoa; Annim, Samuel Kobina - 2025

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Accessing inclusive well-being to leave no one behind

Seth, Suman; Alkire, Sabina - 2025

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The effect of the "woman life freedom" protests on life satisfaction in Iran : evidence from survey data

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Fischer, Sven - 2025

This study examines the effect of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in Iran during the last quarter of 2022 on individual life satisfaction. To assess this impact, we use two original representative surveys conducted before and after the protests in 2022. The repeated cross-sectional dataset...

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Integrating resilience and vulnerability components in assessing urbanization impacts on farming household livelihood strategies : insights from Ethiopia

Aboye, Bahiru Haile - 2025

Integrating resilience and vulnerability components is critical in understanding urbanization impacts on farming household livelihood strategies. This study aims to combine methods and concepts of resilience and vulnerability, that are independently analyzed by previous research to grasp...

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Transport and biological living standards : evidence from late 19th-century Catalonia

Ramon-Muñoz, Ramon; Esteban-Oliver, Guillermo; … - 2025

The living standard of a population is influenced by numerous factors, which, in addition, may change over time. Transport can be one of them as it acts as a mediator for other factors: it influences the price and supply of essential foods; it affects wages and income; it has an impact on the...

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The height of Swiss mercenaries, c. 1725 - c. 1865

Chambru, Cédric; Hediger, Simon; Metzler, Jakob; … - 2025

This paper examines the evolution of the biological standard of living using anthropometric data from approximately 22,000 Swiss mercenaries born between c. 1725 and c. 1865. Analyzing mercenary data presents two key challenges: left-truncation due to height requirements and potential selection...

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Assessing the impact of social grants on household welfare using propensity score matching approach

Zwane, Talent; Biyase, Mduduzi; Rooderick, September - 2025

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The pensions review : final recommendations

Cribb, Jonathan; Emmerson, Carl; Johnson, Paul; … - 2025

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Living conditions and participation of Ukrainian refugees in Germany : findings from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees

Bartig, Susanne; Biddle, Louise; Büsche, Matteo Jacques; … - 2025

"Background to the study and data Basis: - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a massive refugee movement since February 24, 2022, with mostly women and children fleeing to European countries, including Germany. Around one million people from Ukraine have now been living in Germany for...

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Child material deprivation in the EU : the role of family structure

2025

Utilising the EU-SILC modules 2009, 2014, and 2021, this note analyses child-specific material deprivation in the EU Member States. Besides the statistics on the most frequently lacked items, the child-specific material deprivation intensity (i.e., the number of lacked items) and the...

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Child material deprivation in the EU : the role of family structure

2025

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Reffici debet! : the real wages of the workers of the Dome of Florence (1326-1861)

Ridolfi, Leonardo; Vasta, Michelangelo - 2025

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Is there a public sector wage premium in Vietnam? : new evidence from the Vietnam household living standard survey

Phuc Van Phan; O'Brien, Martin - 2025

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The pension system in the Republic of Serbia : structure, challenges and reform perspectives

Paunović, Sanja; Kosanović, Rajko - 2025

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Beyond GDP and life expectancy : welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2025

Prior studies assessing welfare across countries have utilised measures that combine country-level outcomes in income and life expectancy (or average lifespan). However, this perspective remains blind to the fact that two countries may have the same life expectancy or average income but very...

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Sustainable Livelihoods of Refugees in Rwanda

2025

This report summarizes the findings from a survey on sustainable livelihoods of refugees in Rwanda. The survey was designed to assess the living conditions, economic status, and overall well-being of refugees, and structured around the indicators included in a self-reliance measure for refugees...

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Household wellbeing in rural Papua New Guinea : poverty analysis from the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey

Mahrt, Kristi; Schmidt, Emily; Fang, Peixun; Mukerjee, … - 2025

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Ontario's economy is broken

Eisen, Ben; Emes, Joel - 2025

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Consumer welfare beyond GDP

Germain, Antoine - 2025

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Access to livelihood assets and vulnerability to lower levels of well-being in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

Kinyanjui, Mary Nyambura - 2025

This paper investigates the role that access to livelihood assets plays in reducing vulnerability to lower levels of well-being, especially for camp-based refugees. We develop the multidimensional vulnerability index using the 2019 Kakuma socioeconomic survey to provide a comprehensive and...

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Dynamics between multidimensional and monetary poverty in Brazil : from deprivation to freedom

Cunha, Marina Silva da - 2025

Poverty is a global problem associated with deprivation; it is marked by the lack of access to the minimum social needs for people's integration and well-being. This work aims to measure the relationships between multidimensional poverty and unidimensional poverty in Brazil from 2016 to 2022....

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Growing Livelihoods in Brazil

2025

Brazil has committed to a 43 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2005 and 2030 - mainly through increasing the share of sustainable biofuels and clean energy in the energy mix, and through forest restoration and reafforestation. Sustainable investments in the forestry...

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