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Economic growth and subjective well-being : reassessing the Easterlin Paradox
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - In: Brookings papers on economic activity : BPEA (2008) 1, pp. 1-102
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003764838
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The paradox of declining female happiness
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2009
that measures of subjective well-being indicate that women's happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men …-being, and is pervasive across demographic groups and industrialized countries. Relative declines in female happiness have eroded … a gender gap in happiness in which women in the 1970s typically reported higher subjective well-being than did men …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003859341
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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010
We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152425
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(Mis-)predicted subjective well-being following life events
Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2015
The correct prediction of how alternative states of the world affect our lives is a cornerstone of economics. We study how accurate people are in predicting their future well-being when facing major life events. Based on individual panel data, we compare people's forecast of their life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308432
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Subjective and objective indicators of racial progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2013
; happiness ; race …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009727586
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Smoking bans, cigarette prices and life satisfaction
Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2013
The consequences of tobacco control policies for individual welfare are difficult to assess. We therefore evaluate the impact of smoking bans and cigarette prices on subjective well-being by analyzing data for 40 European countries and regions between 1990 and 2011. We exploit the staggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009699319
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The new stylized facts about income and subjective well-being
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683272
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Subjective well‐being and income : is there any evidence of satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2013
-being ; happiness ; satiation ; basic needs ; Easterlin paradox …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009738762
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Does the dream of home ownership rest upon biased beliefs? : a test based on predicted and realized life satisfaction
Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2020
happiness. However, whether it is accurate is an open question. Based on individual panel data, we explore whether home buyers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012254078
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Overoptimistic entrepreneurs : predicting wellbeing consequences of self-employment
Odermatt, Reto; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Stutzer, Alois - 2017
The formation of expectations is a fundamental part of the process when people decide about engaging in an entrepreneurial venture. We evaluate the accuracy of newly self-employed people's predictions of their overall future wellbeing. Based on individual panel data for Germany, we find that...
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