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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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 …

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Differences in Quality of Life Estimates Using Rents and Home Values

Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Quality of life differences across areas can be measured by differences in “real wages”, where real wages are computed as nominal wages adjusted for the cost of living. Computing cost of living differences involves several important issues, including how housing prices should be measured....

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The New Stylized Facts about Income and Subjective Well-Being

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

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...

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Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life

Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and 2000 Census data. We find that Americans favor an average daily temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, will pay more on the margin to avoid excess heat than cold, and are not...

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Urbanization, Natural Amenities, and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from U.S. Counties

Winters, John V.; Li, Yu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction. Using individual-level SWB data allows us to control for several … having a significant positive effect on self-reported life-satisfaction. Implications for researchers and policymakers are …

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Compensating Differentials in Emerging Labor and Housing Markets: Estimates of Quality of Life in Russian Cities

Berger, Mark C.; Blomquist, Glenn C.; Peter, Klara … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

The existence of compensating differentials in Russian labor and housing markets is examined using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) augmented by city and regional-specific characteristics from other sources. While Russia is undergoing transition to a market economy, we...

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Wages, Rents and Heterogeneous Moving Costs

Krupka, Douglas James; Donaldson, Kwame - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

The model of compensating differentials in regional labor markets was developed by Roback (1982). The model interprets regional differences in constant quality wages and rents as compensating firms and residents for inter-regional differences in amenities. The model assumes that the costs of...

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Modern Economic Growth and Quality of Life: Cross Sectional and Time Series Evidence

Easterlin, Richard A.; Angelescu, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

sometimes, as in the case of happiness and life satisfaction, QoL indicators remain unchanged despite a doubling or more of real …

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Do Non-Economic Quality of Life Factors Drive Immigration?

Lewer, Joshua J.; Pacheco, Gail; Rossouw, Stephanié - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper contributes to the immigration literature by generating two unique non-economic quality of life (QOL) indices and testing their role on recent migration patterns. Applying the generated quality of life indices in conjunction with other independent welfare measures to an extended...

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Partner (Dis)agreement on Moving Desires and the Subsequent Moving Behaviour of Couples

Coulter, Rory; van Ham, Maarten; Feijten, Peteke - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

residential mobility relate moving behaviour to the housing and neighbourhood satisfaction and pre-move thoughts of individuals …

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