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The Politicians’ Wage Gap : Insights from German Members of Parliament
Peichl, Andreas - 2011
Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament with information on total earnings including outside income, this paper analyzes the politicians' wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for selection into politics, we find a positive PWG...
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Income and happiness across Europe: do reference values matter?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Georgellis, Yannis; … - 2007
Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), we examine the link between income and subjective well-being. We find that, for the whole sample of nineteen European countries, although income is positively correlated with both happiness and life satisfaction, reference income exerts a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264249
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Income and Happiness Across Europe : Do Reference Values Matter?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Georgellis, Yannis; … - 2021
Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), we examine the link between income and subjective well-being. We find that, for the whole sample of nineteen European countries, although income is positively correlated with both happiness and life satisfaction, reference income exerts a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316734
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Management and Performance in the Public Sector : Evidence from German Municipalities
Englmaier, Florian; Mühlheußer, Gerd; Roider, Andreas; … - 2022
We study management practices and performance of public sector organizations in Germany. For a representative sample of municipalities, we provide survey evidence for substantial het-erogeneity in the use of structured management practices. This heterogeneity is not driven by differences across...
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Electoral Cycles in Perceived Corruption : International Empirical Evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public … sector is measured by the reversed Transparency International’s Perception of Corruption Index (CPI). The dataset includes … perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is especially pronounced before early elections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892191
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She's Leaving Home : A Large Sample Investigation of the Empty Nest Syndrome
Piper, Alan T. - 2018
This study considers life satisfaction in relation to the empty nest syndrome, which is a situation where there are feelings of loss or loneliness for mothers and/or fathers following the departure of the last child from the parental home. In particular, the investigation considers the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012920501
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Are Retirees More Satisfied? – Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being : A Panel Analysis for Germany
Merz, Joachim - 2018
Quality of life and satisfaction with life are of particular importance for individuals as well as for society concerning the “demographic change” with now longer retirement periods. This study will contribute to the life satisfaction discussion and quantifies life satisfaction and pattern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909283
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Income Comparisons and Non-Cognitive Skills
Budria, Santi - 2012
People gain utility from occupying a higher ranked position in the income distribution of the reference group. This paper investigates whether these gains depend on an individual's set of non-cognitive skills. Using the 2000-2008 waves of the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107253
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You Can’t Be Happier than Your Wife - Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2010
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148706
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Testing the Easterlin Hypothesis with Panel Data : The Dynamic Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Economic Growth in Germany and in the UK
Pfaff, Tobias - 2014
Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross-section but not over time) on a global level. We make a case for testing the Easterlin hypothesis at the country level where individual panel data allow exploiting important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063878