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Productivity and the structure of employment

Barnes, Paula; Johnson, Rick; Kulys, Anthony; Hook, Scott - EconWPA - 2002

and the distribution of earnings. Employment patterns, and changes in employment profiles, are examined for differences …

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Testing for Utility Interdependence in Marriage: Evidence from Panel Data

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2004

This paper is the first of its kind to study utility interdependence in marriage using information on subjective well-being of a large sample of people living in the UK over the period 1991-2001. Using “residual” self-rated health to provide instrument for spouse’s well-being and allowing...

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Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...

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The level of satisfaction with life: evidence gathered among women from Greater Montevideo

Rossi, Maximo; Bucheli, Marisa - EconWPA - 2004

This work constitutes a first exploration on the information about people<92>s satisfaction levels in Uruguay. In particular, it intends to analyse the relationship between the level of satisfaction with life and other variables in a sample of women from 25 to 54 years old in Greater Montevideo....</92>

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Knowing what is good for you. Empirical analysis of personal preferences and the “objective good”

Lelkes, Orsolya - EconWPA - 2005

This paper aims to test empirically if certain frequently used measures of well-being, which are regarded as valuable properties of human life, are actually desired by people. In other words, it investigates whether the “expert judgments” in social science overlap with social consensus on...

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Is the Structure of Happiness Equations the Same in Poor and Rich Countries? The Case of South Africa.

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are happiness patterns structurally the same when comparing poor and rich countries? Using cross-sectional data from … durable assets ownership seem to determine happiness levels as well as income. Relative income also matters to well …

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Subjective Economic Well-Being in Eastern Europe

Hayo, Bernd; Seifert, Wolfgang - EconWPA - 2002

findings in happiness regressions, such as a negative but u-shaped age effect, positive influences of education and relative …

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Unhappiness and Crime: Evidence from South Africa

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

-victims, ceteris paribus. Happiness is lower for nonvictimized respondents currently living in higher crime areas. However, we find a …

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Knowing what is good for you. Empirical analysis of personal preferences and the 'objective good'

Lelkes, Orsolya - EconWPA - 2005

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MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF HAPPINESS : A PRIORITY IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dr.VSR.Subramaniam - EconWPA - 2005

the objects are reversed, then it ends in filling it at the starting point. Happiness in life is similar to this. Fill … high priority needs in the life, and smaller needs can be subsequent, for progressive happiness. Money cannot bring … happiness, and it can induct problems as well. GDP, a vague relation builder is used as an index to measure the progress and …

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