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This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts …. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer utility … are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline-level reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299935
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happiness inequality … this greater happiness homogeneity. This new stylized fact comes as an addition to the Easterlin paradox, offering a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334229
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer … utility are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600904
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts …. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer utility … are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline-level reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269589
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271306
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts …. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer utility … are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline-level reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271437
The well-known Easterlin paradox points out that average happiness has remained constant over time despite sharp rises … also discuss the relation (or not) between happiness and utility, and discuss some nonhappiness research (behavioral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483435
There is mixed evidence in the existing literature on whether children are associated with greater subjective well-being, with the correlation depending on which countries and populations are considered. We here provide a systematic analysis of this question based on three different datasets:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479398
This article sheds light on the important differences in self-declared happiness across countries of equivalent … affluence. It hinges on the different happiness statements of natives and immigrants in a set of European countries to …-negligible importance in explaining international heterogeneity in happiness. In some countries, such as France, they are responsible for 80 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286851
This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced … addition to the Easterlin paradox, which states that the time trend in average happiness is flat during episodes of long …-run income growth. This mean-preserving declining spread in happiness comes about via falls in both the share of individuals who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287229