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Knowing what is good for you: Empirical analysis ofpersonal preferences and the “objective good”
Lelkes, Orsolya - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005
This paper aims to test empirically if certain frequently used measures of wellbeing,which are regarded as valuable properties of human life, are actuallydesired by people. In other words, it investigates whether the “expertjudgments” in social science overlap with social consensus on what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354034
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Social Exclusion and Children:A European view for a US debate
Micklewright, John - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2002
to children in theUS, I discuss various features of US society and institutions includingthe measurement of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695289
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Income Mobility in Old Age in Britain and Germany
Zaidi, Asghar; Frick, Joachim R.; Büchel, Felix - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
The increases in human longevity in recent decades and the trends for early retirement have posed new challenges for policy makers, and require a holistic understanding of the processes that influence the economic resources of older people. This paper contributes to this knowledge by examining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354039
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A simple model of inequality, occupational choice, and development
Ghatak, Maitreesh; Jiang, Neville Nien-Huei - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
We analyze a simple and tractable model of occupational choice in the presence of credit marketimperfections. We examine the effect of parameters governing technology and transaction costs, andhistory, in terms of the initial wealth distribution, in determining the long-term wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008911474
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Poverty and Inequality and Social Policy in China
Li, Bingqin; Piachaud, David - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
socialpolicies are described and the effects on poverty and inequality are examined.The limitations of a social policy that is …Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable andnoted feature of Chinese society. The paper … approach is analysed and its potential to reduce poverty andinequality are considered.[...] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354041
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Tasting freedom: Happiness, religion and economictransition
Lelkes, Orsolya - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2002
Economic transition lowered happiness on average, but did not affect allequally. This paper uses Hungarian survey data to study the impact ofreligion and economic transition on happiness. Religious involvementcontributes positively to individuals’ self-reported well-being.Controlling for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354069
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Nutrition and Economic Destitution in Northern Ghana, 1930-1957. A Historical Perspective on Nutritional Economics
Destombes, Jerôme - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
explore a plausible route of causationbetween nutrition and poverty, the most urgent task is to disregard the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870780
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Mapping Poverty in Agar Town: Economic Conditions Prior to the Development of St. Pancras Station In 1866
Swensen, Steven P. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2006
Poverty.[...] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870937
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Modelling Vulnerability in the UK
Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra; Cowell, Frank A. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
revealspecific quantiles, particularly those around the poverty line which are mostsusceptible to be vulnerable to shocks to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005871008
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Knowledge-Based Economic Development: Mass Media and the Weightless Economy
Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009
negative association with inequality and poverty. ICTs andtelephony infrastructures.association with corruption, inequality and … associated with three development outcomes: corruption, inequalityand poverty. Of the media variables, newspapers are observed to … have a robustnegative association with both corruption and inequality. Radios and TVs are alsoobserved to have a robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005871009