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The effects of international migration on the well-being of native populations in Europe
Betz, William; Simpson, Nicole B. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-21
Very little is understood about how immigrants affect the happiness, or subjective well-being of natives. We use the …
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Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies : evidence is mixed on whether quality of life improves for migrants from post-socialist economies
Nikolova, Milena - 2015
Most comparative research suggests that immigrants from post-socialist countries earn less than natives, work in jobs for which they are overqualified, and may experience unhappiness compared with natives, other immigrants, and non-migrants. In contrast, one study presents causal evidence which...
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Happiness and the emigration decision : happy people are an asset to society, and happiness may be a determinant of emigration
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2014
Happy people are healthier and more creative, productive, and sociable. Because of these positive effects of happiness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421971
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Unemployment and happiness : successful policies for helping the unemployed need to confront the adverse effects of unemployment on feelings of life satisfaction
Winkelmann, Rainer - 2014
Many studies document a large negative effect of unemployment on happiness. Recent research has looked into factors … related to impacts on happiness, such as adaptation, social work norms, social capital, religious beliefs, and psychological … resources. Getting unemployed people back to work can do more for their happiness than compensating them for doing nothing. But …
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution …
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Does capability deprivation hurt? : evidence from German panel data
Suppa, Nicolai - 2012
The present paper explores the link between poverty as capability deprivation and current life satisfaction. Using German panel data, I examine both whether capability deprivation does hurt and whether individuals eventually adapt. To detect capability deprivation I suggest relying on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580077
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The effect of local crime on well-being : evidence for Germany
Krekel, Christian; Poprawe, Marie Luise - 2014
This paper investigates the effect of local crime on well-being in Germany, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and a novel data set constructed from official police crime statistics, covering both counties and urban districts for the time period between 1994 and 2012. We find...
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Reduction of income inequality and subjective well-being in Europe
Hajdu, Tamás; Hajdu, Gábor - 2014
Using four waves of the European Social Survey (179,273 individuals from 29 countries) the authors analyze the association of reduction of income inequality by governmental taxes and transfers (redistribution) with subjective well-being. Their results provide evidence that people in Europe are...
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Exploring the effect of urban structure on individual well-being
Brown, Zachary S.; Oueslati, Walid; Silva, Jérôme - 2015
Building on the OECD’s Better Life Initiative and new work using geospatial analysis, this paper investigates how reported life satisfaction relates to some of the urban structure indicators. To this end, it merges OECD household survey data with urban structure data from OECD’s Metropolitan...
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Tullock challenges : happiness, revolutions and democracy ; First tullock lecture: European Public Choice Conference, Rennes, 28 April - 1 May 2011
Frey, Bruno S. - 2011
typical "Tullock Challenges". The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second … direct popular participation and federalism, or introduce random mechanisms. (99 words) -- Happiness ; social networks …
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