This paper develops a general equilibrium life-cycle model with endogenous retirement and disability risk, in order to … quantify the impact of recent pension reforms in Germany. At certain ages households may either apply for disability pensions …

In most research on Life Satisfaction (LS), it is assumed that the covariates of high and low LS are the same for …

study the effect of grandparents looking after grandchildren on quality of life and life satisfaction of grandparents. We … to grandfathers. The favorable effect on life satisfaction is primarily directly attributable to caring for grandchildren …

life satisfaction, reference income exerts a negative effect on individual well-being, a result consistent with the …

most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same …-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens …

We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for … respect to Jewish families it is most striking that the impact of family size on both life and financial satisfaction seems to …