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The subjective costs of health losses due to chronic diseases : an alternative model for monetary appraisal
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2001
satisfaction with life to the same extent as a change in health satisfaction would do. In other words, we estimate the income … equivalent of health changes. Next, the health satisfaction changes are linked to specific diseases in order to estimate the … income equivalent for various diseases. This method uses answers to well-being and health satisfaction questions as posed in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435018
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436192
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Environment and happiness : valuation of air pollution in ten European countries
Welsch, Heinz - 2003
This paper uses a set of panel data from happiness surveys, jointly with data on per capita income and pollution, to examine how self-reported well-being varies with prosperity and environmental conditions. This approach permits to show that citizens care about prosperity and the environment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438755
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : Evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction ; a revised version
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource], rev
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001972641
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What can happiness research tell us about altruism? : Evidence from the German socio-economic panel
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor);  … - 2005
Much progress has been made in recent years on developing and applying a direct measure of utility using survey questions on subjective well-being. In this paper we explore whether this new type of measurement can be fruitfully applied to the study of interdependent utility in general, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002765797
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Subjective well-being and relative deprivation : an empirical link
D'Ambrosio, Conchita (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
concept of happiness, i.e. self-reported level of satisfaction with income and life, and relative deprivation/satisfaction, i …-being depending more on relative satisfaction than on absolute levels of income. This finding holds even after controlling for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002390091
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Marriage matters spousal similarity in life satisfaction
Schimmack, Ulrich (contributor); Lucas, Richard (contributor) - 2006
Examined the concurrent and cross-lagged spousal similarity in life satisfaction over a 21-year period. Analyses were … higher than oneyear retest similarity, revealing spousal similarity in the variable component of life satisfaction. Spousal … satisfaction. Finally, there was considerable spousal similarity in the stable component of life satisfaction over 20-years. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377147
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Setting the set point : initial predictors of life satisfaction in early adulthood
Trzcinski, Eileen (contributor); Holst, Elke (contributor) - 2006
In this article, we examine the patterns of association among a number of different factors that may contribute to differences in the initial baseline level of subjective well-being among young people in transition to adulthood. By examining the nature and patterns of these associations, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285749
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Happiness: revising set point theory and dynamic equilibrium theory to account for long term change
Headey, Bruce (contributor) - 2006
person characteristics (including personality traits), life events and measures of well-being (life satisfaction, positive … satisfaction. Using these data, the paper suggests a major revision to the set point or dynamic equilibrium theory of SWB in order … satisfaction are those who score high on the personality traits of extraversion (E) and/or neuroticism (N) and/or openness to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003346302
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Individual well-being in a dynamic perspective
D'Ambrosio, Conchita (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003439993