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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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reported happiness levels. In analysing the determinants of happiness, we argue that it is important to control for dynamics … and initial conditions. The latter arguably measures an initial setpoint of happiness which the psychological literature …
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paper explores how happiness regression equations might be used in tort cases to calculate compensatory damages for …
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affect well-being and ill-being. The implication of the findings in this paper for the happiness literature is that for …
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Economics ignores the possibility of hedonic adaptation (the idea that people bounce back from utility shocks). This paper argues that economists are wrong to do so. It provides longitudinal evidence that individuals who become disabled go on to exhibit recovery in mental wellbeing. Adaptation...
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significantly moderated by an increase in happiness for the person making the judgment. …
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This paper investigates whether people's ability to withstand and adapt to one of the most important economic shocks – job loss – is determined early on in childhood. Using nationally representative longitudinal data that tracks almost 3,000 children into adulthood, we show that the negative...
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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 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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British population view themselves as overweight, and that happiness and mental health are worse among fatter people in both …
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