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What Makes an Individual Inclusive of Others? Development and Validation of the Individual Inclusiveness Inventory
Josten, Cecily; Lordan, Grace - 2024
fostering belonging and uniqueness at work and factor 2 'Challenge and Openness' captures being open to challenge and being … challenged. We test the predictive validity of the two-factor solution with respect to work outcomes. We find that 'Challenge and … individuals who are open to challenge are also likely competitive and innovative. 'Belonging and Uniqueness' is positively related …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533972
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COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship
Sorgner, Alina - 2023
This chapter presents the results of a systematic review of literature (SLR) on impacts of Covid-19 on entrepreneurship published in the first three years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, covering the period between January 2020 and January 2023. Main developments in the literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377104
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Where the streets have a name: Income comparisons in the US
Brodeur, Abel; Flèche, Sarah - 2013
This paper analyses how neighbors' income affect agents' well-being using unprecedented data from the BRFSS and the City of Somerville. We conduct a multi-scale approach at the county, ZIP code and street-levels and find that the association between well-being and neighbors' income follows an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293169
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On the Equilibrium and Welfare Consequences of 'Keeping up with the Joneses'
Gavrel, Frédéric; Rebiere, Therese - 2015
This paper provides an analysis of the social consequences of people seeking to keep up with the Joneses. All individuals attempt to reach a higher rank than the Joneses, including the Joneses themselves. This attitude gives rise to an equilibrium in which all individuals have equal utilities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288180
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Do Employment Protection Reforms Affect Well-Being?
Dräger, Vanessa - 2015
This paper examines reforms in German employment protection for permanent workers (EPLP) on workers' well-being proxied by life satisfaction. Using variation in how the reforms affected firms of different sizes, I apply a difference-in-differences approach in conjunction with individual fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307334
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Status Concern and Relative Deprivation in China: Measures, Empirical Evidence, and Economic and Policy Implications
Chen, Xi - 2015
Status concern and the feelings of relative deprivation affect individual behavior and well-being. Traditional norms and the alarming inequality in China have made relative deprivation more and more intense for the Chinese population. This paper reviews empirical literature on China that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401777
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The Caregiving Responsibilities of Retirees: What Are They and How Do They Affect Retirees' Well-being?
Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Oumtrakool, Eakamon - 2015
Using data from the 2010 and 2012 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS) and the associated Well-being Modules, this paper examines how caregiving affects the well-being of retirees who are caregivers. Different caregiving activities are examined, including caring for household children, caring for...
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The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
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Home Sweet Home? Macroeconomic Conditions in Home Countries and the Well-Being of Migrants
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013
This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic conditions in their country of origin. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 1984 to 2009 and macroeconomic variables for 24 countries of origin, we exploit country-year...
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Is Soccer Good for You? The Motivational Impact of Big Sporting Events on the Unemployed
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
We examine the effect of salient international soccer tournaments on the motivation of unemployed individuals to search for employment using the German Socio Economic Panel 1984-2010. Exploiting the random scheduling of survey interviews, we find significant effects on motivational variables...
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