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Life Satisfaction and Grandparenthood: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper tests whether there is a potential payoff to grandparenthood in terms of life satisfaction. Using the new nationwide survey for the UK, which consists of over 5,000 grandparents and 6,000 non-grandparents aged 40 and above, and a flexible multiple-index ordered probit model with...

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International Evidence on Well-being

Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

this paper I review cross-country evidence on happiness and life satisfaction and consider whether these data will likely … be replaced by the U-index. I find that first, that there are many similarities. According to both measures happiness is … large body of data on happiness that is unavailable on the U-index. For example, according to happiness research well …

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Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility

Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

If human beings care about their relative weight, a form of imitative obesity can emerge (in which people subconsciously keep up with the weight of the Joneses). Using Eurobarometer data on 29 countries, this paper provides cross-sectional evidence that overweight perceptions and dieting are...

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Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States

Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These …

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Antidepressants and Age

Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Antidepressants as a commodity have been remarkably little-studied by economists. This study shows in new data for 27 European countries that 8% of people (and 10% of those middle-aged) take antidepressants each year. The probability of antidepressant use is greatest among those who are...

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Putting Different Price Tags on the Same Health Condition: Re-evaluating the Well-Being Valuation Approach

Powdthavee, Nattavudh; van den Berg, Bernard - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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 currently no clear consensus on what the best measure of individual’s experience may be for the evaluation process. To shed light on...

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