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Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den - 2007

Expectations and information about the growth of GDP per capita have a large influence on decisions made by private and public economic agents. It will be argued here that GDP (per capita) is far from a robust indicator of social welfare, and that its use as such must be regarded as a serious...

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Well-being inequality and reference groups : an agenda for new research

Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2010 - Version March 3, 2010

consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness … reference groups in SWB-models. In this paper we employ the reference-extended model for incorporating in happiness studies the … concept of inequality in happiness or SWB. Finally, we plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up …

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Competition and well-being

Brandts, Jordi; Riedl, Arno; Winden, Frans A. A. M. van - 2004

We study the effects of competition in a context in which people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that in such an environment the very presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any payoff gains for the short side of the market. We also find that...

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Social network sites, individual social capital and happiness

Arampatzi, Efstratia; Burger, Martijn J.; Novik, Natallia A. - 2016

Can online social contacts replace the importance of real-life social connections in our pursuit of happiness? With the … examines the effect of SNS use on happiness for different subgroups of young adults. More specifically, we examine whether the … effect of SNSs on happiness is moderated by individual social capital, as measured in terms of frequency of social contacts …

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The joy of lottery play : evidence from a field experiment

Burger, Martijn J.; Hendriks, Martijn; Pleeging, Emma; … - 2018

the Netherlands, we find that lottery participation increased the happiness of participants before the draw. Winning a … small prize had no effect on happiness. Our results indicate that people may not only care about the outcomes of the lottery …

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Fake news and indifference to truth : dissecting tweets and state of the union addresses by presidents Obama and Trump

Allen, David E.; McAleer, Michael; Reid, David McHardy - 2018

State of the Union Addresses (SOUA) by two recent US Presidents, President Obama (2016) and President Trump (2018), and a series of recent of tweets by President Trump, are analysed by means of the data mining technique, sentiment analysis. The intention is to explore the contents and sentiments...

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Understanding Human Dignity Redux (English version)

PELE, Antonio - In: Postmodern Openings 11 (2012) Octomber, pp. 21-34

Human dignity is currently defined as the grounding of human rights. In order to understand this notion, it is possible to conceive it as a consequence of a broader philosophical phenomenon: the construction of modern individualism. Thus, this article aims to understand the connections between...

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Ethno-cultural Relationships in the Republic of Moldova (English version)

PRISAC, Lidia - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 67-81

The Republic of Moldova is one of the European countries with a multiethnic population and a culture which has been constituted over a long historic period. The allergenic population living for centuries on this territory and having contact with the indigenous population did not lose its...

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A Critical Analysis of Herbert Spencer’s Theory of Evolution (English version)

HOSSAIN, Dewan Mahboob; MUSTARI, Sohela - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 55-66

This article focuses on Herbert Spencer’s theory of evolution of society. At first, the article provides with a thorough portrayal of Spencer’s Theory of Evolution. After that, the shortcomings of this theory are highlighted basing on the available literature. Thus, this article does not...

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Review for the volume The Soviet-afghan War (1979– 1989). Study of oral history. Perceptions. Documents, Ion Xenofontov, Lumen Publishing House, 2011 (English version)

CARAS, Ana - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 109-113

The work The Soviet-afghan War (1979–1989). Study of oral history. Perceptions. Documents is part of the historical hermeneutic dimension, particularly significant for the history of the present time, to make from memories a form of justice. The importance of this issue is significant also due...

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