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The effects of adverse childhood experiences on adults' subjective wellbeing

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - 2023

Using four cross-sectional data files for the United States and Europe we show that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) have a significant impact on subjective wellbeing (SWB) in adulthood. Death of a parent, parental separation or divorce, financial difficulties, the prolonged absence of a...

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Workplace industrial relations in Britain, 1980 - 2004

Blanchflower, David G. (contributor); … - 2006

There was a time before the first Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS80) in 1980 when what we knew of industrial relations was based primarily upon small scale surveys and case studies. WIRS80 marked a radical departure in the study of industrial relations for two reasons. First,...

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Union decline in Britain

Blanchflower, David G. (contributor); … - 2008

This paper investigates the demise of unionisation in British private sector workplaces over the last quarter century. We show that dramatic union decline has occurred across all types of workplace. Although the union wage premium persists it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on...

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Do more of those in misery suffer from poverty, unemployment or mental illness?

Fleche, Sarah; Layard, Peter R. G. - 2015

Studies of deprivation usually ignore mental illness. This paper uses household panel data from the USA, Australia …

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Happiness and the human development index : the paradox of Australia

Blanchflower, David G. (contributor); … - 2005

According to the well-being measure known as the U.N. Human Development Index, Australia now ranks 3rd in the world and … happiness, considers implications for policymakers, and explores where Australia lies in international subjective well …, where a common language should help subjective measures to be reliable, Australia performs poorly on a range of happiness …

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