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The objective of this study is to bring out the case of poverty, undernourishment and health conditions of casual labourers in Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India. Casual labourers are those workers who work for a very short duration (for a few hours, a day or at most a few days under...
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In this paper we report our findings as to the extent of poverty among the casual labourers of Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India. Two views of poverty have been considered; first at the per capita (per month) income level and the second at the nutritional level. Nutritional level has...
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The objective of this study is to bring out the case of poverty, undernourishment and health conditions of casual labourers in Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India. A large section of the unskilled labourers work as casual workers. Casual labourers are those workers who work for a very...
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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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between these two in the case of basic needs. For the analysis, individuals’ self-reported life satisfaction is used as a … social relations - significantly influence people’s satisfaction, ceteris paribus. Next, the stability of preferences is … between life satisfaction and basic measures of well-being despite the landslide of societal and economic transformation. …
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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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well-being explains a significant part of the variation in overall life satisfaction of Eastern Europeans. In an ordered … findings in happiness regressions, such as a negative but u-shaped age effect, positive influences of education and relative …
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-victims, ceteris paribus. Happiness is lower for nonvictimized respondents currently living in higher crime areas. However, we find a …
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between these two in the case of basic needs. For the analysis, individuals’ self-reported life satisfaction is used as a … social relations - significantly influence people’s satisfaction, ceteris paribus. Next, the stability of preferences is … between life satisfaction and basic measures of well-being despite the landslide of societal and economic transformation. …
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lead people towards more satisfaction and happiness (Geometric Model) … 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 …
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