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Many recent writings in health policy have proposed that health be valued directly and in monetary terms using the new well-being valuation method. Yet there is no clear consensus on what the best measure of individual's experience may be for the evaluation process. To shed light on this issue,...
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satisfaction, makes residents worry more frequently, and worry more about crime in Germany. In particular, a 1% increase in the … crime frequency ratio results in a 0.043 standard deviation decrease in life satisfaction. This effect is driven almost …
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Good mental health is a vital part of people's well-being and essential for individuals and societies to thrive. The recognition that successful mental health strategies need to involve a range of sectors beyond health is not new, yet in practice coalition-building often remains limited and not...
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Very little is understood about how immigrants affect the happiness, or subjective well-being of natives. We use the …
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This paper reexamines key results from the measurement of opportunity freedom , or the extent to which a set of options offers a decision maker real opportunities to achieve. Three cases are investigated: no preferences, a single preference, and plural preferences. The three corresponding...
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Korea is a top player in emerging digital technologies, with an outstanding digital infrastructure and a dynamic ICT sector. The COVID-19 outbreak highlighted the importance of digitalisation to contain the spread of the virus, by allowing quick testing and tracing of infected people, and...
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increases the incomes, life satisfaction, and freedom perceptions of those who move. Credibly assessing whether leaving …
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