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"Healthy, Wealthy and Wise?" Revisited: An Analysis of the Causal Pathways from Socio-economic Status to Health
Winter, Joachim; Stowasser, Till; Heiss, Florian; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Much has been said about the stylized fact that the economically successful are not only wealthier but also healthier than the less affluent. There is little doubt about the existence of this socio-economic gradient in health, but there remains a vivid debate about its source. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009226774
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Growth, Reform Indicators and Policy Complementaries
Braga de Macedo, Jorge A.; Oliveira Martins, Joaquim - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
estimates, the level of reforms and changes in their complementarity are found to be positively related to output growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084690
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Rule of Law, Democracy, Openness, and Income: Estimating the Interrelationships
Rigobon, Roberto; Rodrik, Dani - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
We estimate the interrelationships among economic institutions, political institutions, openness, and income levels, using identification through heteroskedasticity (IH). We split our cross-national dataset into two sub-samples: (i) colonies versus non-colonies; and (ii) continents aligned on an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005019415
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Once Again, is Openness Good for Growth?
Ricci, Luca Antonio; Rigobon, Roberto; Lee, Ha Yan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
Rodriguez and Rodrik (2000) argue that the relation between openness and growth is still an open question. One of the … paper applies the identification through heteroskedasticity methodology to estimate the effect of openness on growth while … properly controlling for the effect of growth on openness. The results suggest that openness would have a positive effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575322
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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
Mocan, Naci H.; Raschke, Christian - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
into discrimination in labor, credit, housing, and other markets. The implications range from earnings inequality to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951063
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Evaluating the Connection Between Social Protection and Economic Flexib ility
Blank, Rebecca M.; Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1993
Over the last 10 years, a variety of analysts have blamed high unemployment and stagnant economic growth in Europe on … protection promotes economic growth. The paper ends by suggesting future research directions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084605
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"Beauty Is the Promise of Happiness"?
Hamermesh, Daniel; Abrevaya, Jason - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We measure the impact of individuals' looks on life satisfaction/happiness. Using five data sets, from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Germany, we construct beauty measures in different ways that allow placing lower bounds on the effects of beauty. Beauty raises happiness: A one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009251513
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Trust and Well-being
Helliwell, John F.; Wang, Shun - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
This paper presents new evidence linking trust and subjective well-being, based primarily on data from the Gallup World Poll and cycle 17 of the Canadian General Social Survey (GSS17). Because several of the general explanations for subjective well-being examined here show large and significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008635910
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Race, Children's Cognitive Achievement and The Bell Curve
Currie, Janet; Thomas, Duncan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1995
outcomes may help us unravel the complex process through which poverty is transmitted across generations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005710345
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Giffen Behavior: Theory and Evidence
Jensen, Robert T.; Miller, Nolan H. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
depending significantly, and non-linearly, on the severity of their poverty. Understanding this heterogeneity is important for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828463