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Dimensions of Quality of Life in Germany : Measured by Plain Text Responses in a Representative Survey (SOEP)

Wagner, Gert G. - 2017

This paper demonstrates how quality of life can be measured by plain text in a representative survey, the German Socio Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Furthermore, the paper shows that problems that are difficult to monitor, especially problems like the state of the European Union, long-term...

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A Cross-State Comparison of Measures of Subjective Well-Being

Song, Younghwan - 2015

Using data drawn from the 2010 American Time Use Survey Well-Being Module, this study examines the relationship between three measures of subjective well-being based on time-use data and an objective measure of well-being. Whereas the measures of affect – net affect and the U-index – are...

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Does the Choice of Well-Being Measure Matter Empirically? An Illustration with German Data

Decancq, Koen - 2014

We discuss and compare five measures of individual well-being, namely income, an objective composite well-being index, a measure of subjective well-being, equivalent income, and a well-being measure based on the von Neumann-Morgenstern utilities of the individuals. After examining the...

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Does Happiness Adapt? A Longitudinal Study of Disability with Implications for Economists and Judges

Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2021

Economics ignores the possibility of hedonic adaptation (the idea that people bounce back from utility shocks). This paper argues that economists are wrong to do so. It provides longitudinal evidence that individuals who become disabled go on to exhibit recovery in mental wellbeing. Adaptation...

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A Measure of Well-Being Efficiency Based on the World Happiness Report

Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey - 2022

We estimate a measure of well-being efficiency that assesses countries' ability to transform inputs into subjective well-being (Cantril ladder). We use the six inputs (real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom of choice, absence of corruption, and generosity)...

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Subjective Measures of Economic Well-Being and the Influence of Income Uncertainty

Schwarze, Johannes - 2021

: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction …

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Patients Whose GP Knows Complementary Medicine Tend to Have Lower Costs and Live Longer

Kooreman, Peter - 2011

acupuncture (25), homeopathy (28) and anthroposophic medicine (26). Patients whose GP has additional CAM training have 0 to 30 …

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Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes

Dube, Arindrajit - 2014

We estimate the impact of nurse unions on health care quality using patient discharge data and the universe of hospital unionizations in California between 1996 and 2005. We find that hospitals with a successful union election outperform hospitals with a failed election in 12 of 13 nurse...

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Health Workers' Behavior, Patient Reporting and Reputational Concerns : Lab-in-The-Field Experimental Evidence from Kenya

Mbiti, Isaac - 2018

reporting in Kenyan health clinics. We recruit patients and health care providers from public and private health clinics to play … a series of modified Trust Games. In the game, patients can send money to providers, who are then able to reciprocate …. Patients can then file complaints if they are unhappy with the provider's level of reciprocity. We examine patient and provider …

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Patient Versus Provider Incentives in Long-Term Care

Hackmann, Martin B.; Pohl, Vincent; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2023

patients. Thus, targeting provider incentives through alternative payment models, such as episode-based reimbursement, is more …

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