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Recent advances in the economics of individual subjective well-being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … provides a new possibility for the complementary testing of theories across fields in economics. Third, we inquire how the … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. -- Economics ; happiness ; life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003945996
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Writing matters
Feld, Jan; Lines, Corinna; Ross, Libby - 2023
economics. Each economist judged five papers in their original version and five different papers that had been language edited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014422616
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Oaxaca-Blinder meets Kitagawa : what is the link?
Oaxaca, Ronald L.; Sierminska, Eva - 2023
Recently, papers have started combining the naming of two popular decomposition methods: the Oaxaca-Blinder method and the Kitagawa method, a popular method in demographics and sociology. Although the two approaches have the same objective in terms of decomposing outcome differences in some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286490
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Heterogeneous firms, trade, and economic policy : insights from a simple two-sector model
Pflüger, Michael; Russek, Stephan - 2011
The robust empirical finding that exporting firms are systematically different from firms that merely serve domestic consumers has inspired the development of a new brand of trade theory, the theory of heterogeneous firms and trade. The establishment of a canonical model due to Melitz (2003) has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009519889
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Comparing the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following … the subsequent job placement institution? The population under study consists of labor economics PhD graduates who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793403
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Trends in economic research : an international perspective
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimarães, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
standards in economics around the world been reflected in research performance? How have individual countries fared? Do research … of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941673
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The neuroeconomics of mind reading and empathy
Singer, Tania (contributor); Fehr, Ernst (contributor) - 2005
mentalizing and empathizing and discuss some implications for economics. -- neuroeconomics ; mind reading ; empathy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003086457
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Alcohol consumption among adults in Vietnam: prevalence, patterns, and its determinants
Kumar, Santosh; Gundi, Mukta; Atre, Sagar; Luu Bich Ngoc; … - 2021
This study describes the prevalence and drinking patterns of alcohol consumption among adults (aged 15+ years) and explores the association between sociodemographic factors and alcohol consumption in Vietnam. A cross-sectional representative survey of 5,200 respondents from 12 provinces was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697467
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A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government
Frijters, Paul; Clark, Andrew E.; Krekel, Christian; … - 2019
In this article, we lay out the basic case for wellbeing as the goal of government. We briefly review the history of this idea, which goes back to the ancient Greeks and was the acknowledged ideal of the Enlightenment. We then discuss possible measures on which a wellbeing orientation could be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129995
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The cost of being too patient
Giuliano, Paola; Sapienza, Paola - 2020
We study the cost of being too patient on happiness. We find that the relationship between patience and various measures of subjective well-being is hump-shaped: it exists an optimal amount of patience that maximizes happiness. Beyond this optimal level, higher levels of patience have a negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012159027