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concentrations of ethnic minority populations. We also explore one consequence of coresidency, reported happiness. We find that … of happiness, we find again that socioeconomic and demographic conditions matter, as does ethnicity. Controlling all else …, coresidency increases the happiness of the elderly by about 28 percent. Moreover, the unobserved characteristics that drive …
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self-reported happiness. Using panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), we begin by … estimating ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions of happiness on a measure of MSA-level segregation, controlling for a rich … associated with a reduction in happiness among blacks. To deal more appropriately with the potential endogeneity of location …
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women as evidenced by their average values for happiness, tiredness, and stress, their predicted values for the same three …
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U.S. income inequality has risen dramatically in recent decades. Researchers consistently find that greater income inequality measured at the state or national level is associated with diminished subjective well-being (SWB) in the U.S. We conduct the first multi-scale analysis (i.e., at the...
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of international tourist arrivals on the subjective well-being – happiness and life satisfaction – of residents in … satisfaction) than its affective component (happiness). …
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The relationship between happiness and work is subject to an ever growing empirical literature in economics. The … the literature investigates potential driving effects of happiness on labor market outcomes. This article will give an …
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' response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …
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We develop a theoretical framework that considers four distinct explanatory channels through which neighbors' income could affect utility: public goods, cost of living, expectations of future income, and the direct effect (relative income hypothesis (RIH) and altruism). The relationship is...
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economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example of irrational behavior reducing individual health and happiness …
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. These data provide information on citizens' happiness, levels of customer satisfaction, employees' satisfaction, mental …
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