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specialisation and diversity? To what extent does the structure of cities, and the activities of the firms and people in them, change …
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Social identity is increasingly accepted as a key concept underpin- ning the endogeneity of economic behaviour and preferences. This feature is especially important in explaining redistribution preferences as well as attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. This paper carries...
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A simple model of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making prototypes. We build around this a dynamic general equilibrium model, and derive conditions under which diversified and specialised cities coexist. New products are developed in...
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This paper reviews a growing literature investigating how ‘immigrant’ diversity relates to urban economic performance …
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insufficient attention to diversity of workers (Rank, 2009). As invisible minorities, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT …
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) goods. We show that taste conflict first dilutes but later reinforces class interests. When the degree of taste diversity is …. As taste diversity increases in society, the set of equilibrium policies becomes more and more tilted towards special … interest groups and against general redistribution. As diversity increases further, however, only general redistribution …
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divorced. There appears to be little correlation between happiness and either gender or education level. We find some evidence …
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Should raising the growth rate of GDP per capita be a policy goal of governments in general, and of the British government in particular? Many people would say no, for the following reasons: 1) GDP is hopelessly flawed as a measure of welfare; 2) Growing GDP is pointless since most people don’t...
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Research on the measurement of subjective well-being (SWB) has escalated in recent years. This study contributes to the literature by examining how SWB reports differ by mode of survey administration. Using data from the 2011 Annual Population Survey in the UK, we find that individuals...
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literature includes influences on individuals’ momentary happiness. We contribute to this literature using a new data source … effects of working on two aspects of affect: happiness and relaxation. We find paid work is ranked lower than any of the other … equivalent to a 7-8% reduction in happiness relative to circumstances in which one is not working. Paid work has a similar though …
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