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Inequality and happiness: When perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274890
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Income and Happiness Across Europe : Do Reference Values Matter?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Georgellis, Yannis; … - 2021
life satisfaction, reference income exerts a negative effect on individual well-being, a result consistent with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316734
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Education, Political Discontent, and Emigration Intentions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Turkey
Gevrek, Z. Eylem; Kunt, Pinar; Ursprung, Heinrich - 2019
effect of education on emigration intentions. Our IV estimates indicate that an additional year of schooling increases the … effect of education on emigration intentions does not operate through financial dissatisfaction but rather through …
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Keep Calm and Carry On: The Short- vs. Long-Run Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on (Academic) Performance
Cassar, Lea; Fischer, Mira; Valero, Vanessa - 2022
business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470357
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Discrimination at Young Age : Experimental Evidence from Preschool Children
Bindra, Parampreet Christopher - 2019
Discrimination is an ubiquitous phenomenon in many societies, but little is known about its origins in childhood. In a framed field experiment, we let 142 three to six-year old preschool children allocate a fixed endowment between an in-group and an out-group receiver in two domains (gender and...
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Lost in the Net? Broadband Internet and Youth Mental Health
Donati, Dante; Durante, Ruben; Sobbrio, Francesco; … - 2022
How does the internet affect young people’s mental health? We study this question in the context of Italy using administrative data on the universe of cases of mental disorders diagnosed in Italian hospitals between 2001 and 2013, which we combine with information on the availability of...
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The Determinants and Effects of Social Connectedness in Europe
Bailey, Michael - 2020
boundaries. All else equal, social connectedness is stronger between regions with residents of similar ages and education levels …
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Past Exposure to Macroeconomic Shocks and Populist Attitudes in Europe
Gavresi, Despina; Litina, Anastasia - 2021
This paper explores the interplay between past exposure to macroeconomic shocks and populist attitudes. We document that individuals who experienced a macroeconomic shock during their impressionable years (between 18 and 25 years of age), are currently more prone to voting for populist parties,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312070
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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for … example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281040
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Population Aging, Retirement, and Aggregate Productivity
Gründler, Klaus; Potrafke, Niklas - 2023
Most industrialized countries today are facing historical demographic changes, paring increasing retirement with a declining labor force. We study the consequences of an increasing pensioner-worker ratio in a macroeconomic framework, which suggests a negative effect on total factor productivity....
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