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A typology and life satisfaction of older Koreans : a longitudinal comparison
Jung, Kwon - 2019
Aging is a global phenomenon for many countries and Korea is not an exception. After becoming an aging society in 2000, Korea turned an aged country in 2017 by having 14.3% of its population with older than 65 years old. It is expected to become a super-aged society by 2025 (Statistics Korea...
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Happiness at different ages : the social context matters
Helliwell, John F.; Huang, Haifang; Norton, Max B.; … - 2018
with greater life satisfaction at all ages, but especially so at ages 60 and above, in some samples deepening the U …-shape in age by increasing the size of the life satisfaction gains following the mid-life low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181521
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Four faces of silver consumers : a typology, their aspirations, and life satisfaction of older Korean consumers
Jung, Kwon - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003983685
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An empirical study on transition and unemployment
Choi, Changyong - 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate the negative correlation between unemployment and life satisfaction in the 27 … post-socialist countries. First, we measured the well-being cost of life satisfaction brought from pecuniary and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181450
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Do siblings make us happy?
Wang, Shun; Zhou, Weina - 2016
In this paper we estimate the causal effect of having brothers as compared to having sisters on individuals' happiness in China. To identify the effect, we explore random gender assignment of siblings, conditional on the number of siblings, among urban residents born before the One Child Policy...
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The unintended long-term consequences of Mao’s mass send-down movement : marriage, social network, and happiness
Wang, Shun; Zhou, Weina - 2015
This paper uses the China General Social Survey (CGSS) 2003 to evaluate the long-term consequences of a forced migration, the state's “send-down” movement (shang shan xia xiang, or up to the mountains, down to the villages) during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, on individuals' non-material...
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Is forecasting future suicide rates possible? : application of the experience curve
Chang, Yu Sang; Lee, Jinsoo - 2010
Many OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries have implemented national suicide … prevention strategies. An accurate forecast of future suicide rate, if available, will be useful for planning and evaluation of a … suicide prevention strategy. Therefore, we have developed a simple forecasting model of suicide rate for 15 OECD countries. We …
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Housing speculation and housing price bubble in Korea
Chung, Hee Soo; Kim, Jeong-ho; Kwon, Hyuk Il - 2004
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How good is Korean health care? : An international comparison of health care systems
Shin, Jaeun (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003320792
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Family control and expropriation of not-for-profit organizations : evidence from Korean private universities
Bae, Kee-hong (contributor); Kim, Seung-bo (contributor);  … - 2006
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