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effect of SWB varies by types of homeworking.In comparison with working in the workplace, telework increases stress in both … weekends/holidays. In contrast, bringing work home on weekdays results in a lower level of net affect due to less happiness …
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widowed. Evidence from the European countries shows that widows feel less time stress than married women but are also less …
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We study how children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence are affected by an increase in the duration of parental care during infancy. Exploiting a Danish reform that extended paid parental leave in 2002 and effectively delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we...
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We use British panel data to explore the link between occupational status and life satisfaction. We find puzzling … satisfaction scores than that of employees in either low- or high-status occupations. This puzzle disappears in panel data: the … satisfaction of any man rises as he moves up the status ladder. The culprit seems to be immobility: the miserable middle is caused …
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-the-job-leisure, the higher the levels of stress during their work tasks. A back-of-the-envelope calculation based on time use data over … related to increases in worker stress. In analyzing workers' effort and stress during market work activities we contribute to … the underdeveloped literature on the determinants of worker happiness while at work, positing the structure of work as an …
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traditional income data. We find that intergenerational SWB mobility - as measured by subjective wealth and life satisfaction …
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This study explores the effect on mental health and life satisfaction of working in an automatable job. We utilise an … mental health and life satisfaction of workers within some industries, particularly those with higher levels of job …
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takes a first step in that direction by studying the impact of earmarked paternity leave quota on life satisfaction, job … satisfaction, and work-life balance using several policy changes in Europe over the period 1993-2007. We find that earmarked … paternity leave increases life satisfaction by 0.18 on a 10 point scale which is equivalent to a 10.8 percentage point increase …
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-being in China over the period 2005-2010 during which self-reported happiness scores show an increase across all income groups … conditional on having the same income, there is no rural-urban happiness gap. Our results suggest that while further decline in …
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We examine the effect of joining the European Union on individual life satisfaction in Bulgaria and Romania in the … life satisfaction in Bulgaria and had a positive but statistically insignificant effect in Romania. One explanation is that …'s political war of 2007 may have mired the country's positive life satisfaction experiences related to EU membership. We also show …
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