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The socio political demography of happiness
Peltzman, Sam - 2023
Since 1972 the General Social Survey (GSS) has asked a representative sample of US adults "… [are] you…very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?" Overall, the population is reasonably happy even after a mild recent decline. I focus on differences along standard socio demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321906
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The socio political demography of happiness
Peltzman, Sam - 2023
Since 1972 the General Social Survey (GSS) has asked a representative sample of US adults "[are] you very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?" Overall, the population is reasonably happy even after a mild recent decline. I focus on differences along standard socio demographic dimensions: age,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014328228
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The Socio Political Demography of Happiness
Peltzman, Sam - 2023
Since 1972 the General Social Survey (GSS) has asked a representative sample of US adults “… [are] you …very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?” Overall, the population is reasonably happy even after a mild recent decline. I focus on differences along standard socio demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014349576
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Economics and Happiness: Why More is Sometimes not Better
Mlčoch, Lubomír - In: Politická ekonomie 2007 (2007) 2, pp. 147-163
the longitudinal international research of the link "economics-happiness" at the frontier between economics and psychology … what a "theory of happiness" argues against a "joyless economy". The family-household is an old istitution esp. loosing in … sometimes less. The loss of happiness in market democracies (R.Lane) is the reason for a crisis of economic paradigm; it has a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036569
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The solaria syndrome: social capital in a growing hyper-technological economy
Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2010
We develop a dynamic model to analyze the sources and the evolution of social participation and social capital in a growing economy characterized by exogenous technical progress. Starting from the assumption that the well-being of agents basically depends on material and relational goods, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272413
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Economic Growth and Social Poverty: The Evolution of Social Participation
Antoci, Angelo; Sacco, Pier Luigi; Vanin, Paolo - 2001
We develop an evolutionary model of growth in which agents choose how to allocate their time between private and social activities. We argue that a shift from social to private activities may foster market-based growth, but also generate social poverty. Within a formal framework that merges a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317650
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Relational consumption and nonlinear dynamics in an overlapping generations model
Antoci, Angelo; Sodini, Mauro; Zarri, Luca - Associazione Italiana per la Cultura della Cooperazione … - 2012
welfare implications and relate them to the well-known “happiness paradox” arising within contemporary affluent societies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991146
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Relational Consumption and Nonlinear Dynamics in an Overlapping Generations Model
Antoci, Angelo; Sodini, Mauro; Zarri, Luca - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Facoltà di Economia - 2012
welfare implications and relate them to the well-known ‘happiness paradox’ arising within contemporary affluent societies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535419
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Social Participation and Hours Worked
Stefano, BARTOLINI; Ennio, BILANCINI - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research … - 2011
We investigate the relationship between social participation and the hours worked in the market. Social participation is the component of social capital that measures individuals’ engagement in groups, associations and non-governmental organizations. We provide a model of consumer choice where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647481
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The Solaria Syndrome: Social Capital in a Growing Hyper-technological Economy
Sabatini, Fabio; Antoci, Angelo; Sodini, Mauro - Associazione Italiana per la Cultura della Cooperazione … - 2010
Paper presented at the Conference “From GDP to Well-Being: Economics on the Road to Sustainability”, Ancona, Italy, 3-5 December 2009. <p> Abstract <p> We develop a dynamic model to analyze the sources and the evolution of social participation and social capital in a growing economy characterized...</p></p>
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