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Human capital spillovers, productivity and regional convergence in Spain
Ramos, Raúl; Suriñach Caralt, Jordi; Artís Ortuño, … - 2009
This paper analyses the differential impact of human capital, in terms of different levels of schooling, on regional productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying spatial panel data techniques. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920143
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Money, well-being and loss aversion : does an income loss have a greater effect on well-being than an equivalent income gain?
Boyce, Christopher J.; Wood, Alex M.; Banks, James; … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342482
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Adaptation to poverty in long-run panel data
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2014
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on potential adaptation to poverty. We use panel data on almost 45,800 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2011 to show first that life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334235
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Winning big but feeling no better? The effect of lottery prizes on physical and mental health
Apouey, Bénédicte; Clark, Andrew E. - 2010
We use British panel data to determine the exogenous impact of income on a number of individual health outcomes … allow us to make causal statements regarding the effect of income on health, as the amount won by winners is largely … exogenous. Positive income shocks have no significant effect on general health, but a large positive effect on mental health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269573
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Will GDP growth increase happiness in developing countries?
Clark, Andrew E.; Senik, Claudia - 2011
This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It interprets the set of … available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between income growth and subjective well-being. Consistent with … the Easterlin paradox, higher income is always associated with higher happiness scores, except in one case: whether growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278591
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Adaptation to Poverty in Long-Run Panel Data
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2014
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on potential adaptation to poverty. We use panel data on almost 54,000 individuals living in Germany from 1985 to 2012 to show first that life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468180
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Poverty profiles and well-being: Panel evidence from Germany
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2015
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on the role of time. We use panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500142
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Winning big but feeling no better? : the effect of lottery prizes on physical and mental health
Apouey, Bénédicte; Clark, Andrew E. - 2010
We use British panel data to determine the exogenous impact of income on a number of individual health outcomes … allow us to make causal statements regarding the effect of income on health, as the amount won by winners is largely … exogenous. Positive income shocks have no significant effect on general health, but a large positive effect on mental health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937887
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Adaptation to poverty in long-run panel data
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2014 - This version: January 2014
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on potential adaptation to poverty. We use panel data on almost 45,800 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2011 to show first that life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252812
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Poverty profiles and well-being : panel evidence from Germany
Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ghislandi, Simone - 2015 - This version: February 2015
We consider the link between poverty and subjective well-being, and focus in particular on the role of time. We use panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493169