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Who compares to whom? : the anatomy of income comparisons in Europe

Clark, Andrew E.; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2009

This paper provides unprecedented direct evidence from large-scale survey data on both the intensity (how much?) and direction (to whom?) of income comparisons. Income comparisons are considered to be at least somewhat important by three-quarters of Europeans. They are associated with both lower...

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A note on unhappiness and unemployment duration

Clark, Andrew E. (contributor) - 2006

Although it is now widely-accepted that unemployment is associated with sharply lower levels of individual well-being, relatively little is known about how this effect depends on unemployment duration. Data from three large-scale European panels is used to shed light on this issue; these data...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003490824

Instability of the Eurozone? : On monetary policy, house prices and labor market reforms

Belke, Ansgar (contributor); Gros, Daniel (contributor) - 2007

"This paper deals with potential instabilities in the Eurozone stemming from an insufficient interplay between monetary policy and reform effort on the one hand and the emergence of intra-Euro area divergences on the other. As a first step, we assess the effect of EMU on structural reform and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003429626

Heterogeneity in reported well-being : evidence from twelve European countries

Clark, Andrew E.; Etilé, Fabrice; Postel-Vinay, Fabien; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper models the relationship between income and reported well-being using latent class techniques applied to panel data from twelve European countries. Introducing both intercept and slope heterogeneity into this relationship, we strongly reject the hypothesis that individuals transform...

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The Europe 2020 Strategy : Can it Maintain the EU’s Competitiveness in the World?

Gros, Daniel - 2012

-depth look at the Europe 2020 strategy and the goals it sets for the EU, with the aim of shedding light on the question of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013101064

The Ill Wind that Blows from Europe : Implications for Canada's Economy

Siklos, Pierre L. - 2014

Speculation about the consequences of a break-up of the eurozone, a worsening sovereign debt crisis or a prolonged recession in the European Union have all in recent years made the headlines. At first glance, the effect that such events might have on the Canadian macroeconomy might appear small....

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Looking into the rear-view mirror : lessons from Japan for the Eurozone and the U.S?

Siklos, Pierre L. - In: Asia and the global economy : AGE 1 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20

This paper reconsiders the narratives surrounding Japan's economic performance since the 1980s in relation to the experiences of the U.S. and the Eurozone. There are important differences between these three economies and some striking parallels. It is found that the poor reputation of the Bank...

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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 evidence, for men, of a U-shaped relationship in cross-section data: employees in medium-status occupations report lower life satisfaction scores than that of employees in either...

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Who got the brexit blues? : using a quasi-experiment to show the effect of brexit on subjective wellbeing in the uk

Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Plagnol, Anke C.; Frijters, Paul; … - 2017

wellbeing around the time of the June 2016 EU membership Referendum in the UK (Brexit). We find that those reporting a … preference for leaving the EU were 0.14 points less satisfied with life pre-referendum, with both misery (life satisfaction below … respondents who reported a preference for leaving the EU. However, adaptation to the Brexit result appears to be complete three …

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Monetary policy and macroeconomic factors : Japan versus the US and the euro area

Siklos, Pierre L. - In: Asia and the global economy : AGE 3 (2023) 2, pp. 1-8

Narratives that portray macroeconomic policies in Japan as unlike ones pursued in other large economies persist. I revisit how several factors, including monetary, fiscal, and demographic factors impact Japan, the US, and the euro area. Panel VARs driven by factors or observed macroeconomic...

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