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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same …-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684672
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The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083711
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Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The "Easterlin paradox" suggests that there is no link between a society’s economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667028
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The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
By many objective measures the lives of women in the United States have improved over the past 35 years, yet we show that measures of subjective well-being indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men. The paradox of women’s declining relative well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036241
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084479
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Cannabis use and suicidal ideation
Fergusson, David; Horwood, John; Ours, Jan C van; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Globally, suicide has emerged as the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years old. In order to better …
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Protestantism and Suicide
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We model the effect of Protestant vs. Catholic denomination in an economic theory of suicide, accounting for … circumvent selectivity bias. Protestantism had a substantial positive effect on suicide in 1816-21 and 1869-71. We address issues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147410
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Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey
Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Schupp, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper presents new evidence on the distribution of risk attitudes in the population, using a novel set of survey questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 individuals living in Germany. Using a question that asks about willingness to take risks in general, on an 11-point...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123605
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Isolation and Subjective Welfare
Fafchamps, Marcel; Shilpi, Forhad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Using detailed geographical and household survey data from Nepal, this article investigates the relationship between isolation and subjective welfare. This is achieved by examining how distance to markets and proximity to large urban centers affect responses to questions about income and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123751
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Happiness Inequality in the United States
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper examines how the level and dispersion of self-reported happiness has evolved over the period 1972-2006. While there has been no increase in aggregate happiness, inequality in happiness has fallen substantially since the 1970s. There have been large changes in the level of happiness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136431