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Racial diversity, immigrants and the well-being of residents: Evidence from U.S. counties
Kuroki, Masanori - 2017
This paper presents empirical evidence that racial diversity and immigrant population at the local level tend to be associated with lower life satisfaction for Whites by matching individual data with the county-level population data during the period 2005-2010. The magnitudes I find suggest that...
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Is Happiness U-shaped Everywhere? Age and Subjective Well-being in 145 Countries
Blanchflower, David G. - 2020
A large empirical literature has debated the U-shaped happiness-age curve. This paper re-examines the relationship … in Europe and the United States. The happiness curve seems to be everywhere. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012206809
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A year of pandemic: levels, changes and validity of well-being data from Twitter. Evidence from ten countries
Sarracino, Francesco; Greyling, Talita; O'Connor, Kelsey; … - 2021
National Happiness (GNH), a country-level index built applying sentiment analysis to data from Twitter. Our aim is to describe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012506437
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Americans’ Responses to Terrorism and Mass-Shooting: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey and Well-Being Module
Clark, Andrew; Stancanelli, Elena - 2017
A small but significant literature concludes that terrorism impacts the economy, although the impact of mass-shooting has not yet been addressed by economists. We compare the economic effects of two tragedies: the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing and the 2012 Sandy Hook School Shooting. Fatal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011617160
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The Perceived Well-being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment
Nikolova, Milena; Nikolaev, Boris; Popova, Olga - 2020
We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end, we use rich longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1985 to 2017 and a difference-in-differences estimation. Our findings suggest that while transitioning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012206806
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COVID-19, Lockdowns and Well-Being: Evidence from Google Trends
Brodeur, Abel; Clark, Andrew E.; Fleche, Sarah; … - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many governments to implement lockdowns. While lockdowns may help to contain the spread of the virus, they may result in substantial damage to population well-being. We use Google Trends data to test whether the lockdowns implemented in Europe and America led to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012217730
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Crossing Boundaries and Time: An Exploration of Time Allocation, Emotional Well-Being of Immigrants in the United States
Coniglio, Nicola Daniele; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Lagravinese, … - 2023
, exploring the relationship between daily activities and feelings of happiness, stress, and meaningfulness. We analyze the entire … assessments, immigrants are more optimistic and perceive these activities as associated with higher levels of happiness and … meaningfulness. The study also finds evidence of emotional assimilation over time, with happiness disparities between immigrants and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014310781
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Getting warmer: fuel poverty, objective and subjective health and well-being
Davillas, Apostolos; Burlinson, Andrew; Liu, Hui-Hsuan - 2021
This paper uses data from Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study to explore the association between fuel poverty and a set of well-being outcomes: life-satisfaction, self-reported health measures and more objectively measured biomarker data. Over and above the conventional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597119
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The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union
O’Connor, Kelsey J. - 2019
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Europe today, yet little is known about the overall effect of its multiple impacts. The analysis suggests natives need not worry. Increasing immigrant population shares have no statistically significant effects on natives’ well-being in 28...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009020
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‘More Children, More Happiness?’: New Evidence from Elderly Parents in China
Gao, Yanyan; Qu, Zhaopeng - 2019
In this paper, we test the conventional wisdom in developing countries of ‘more children, more happiness’ by exploiting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012027851