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Deindustrialization and the polarization of household incomes : the example of urban agglomerations in Germany

Goebel, Jan; Gornig, Martin - 2015

The tertiarization, or perhaps more accurately, the deindustrialization of the economy has left deep scars on cities. It is evident not only in the industrial wastelands and empty factory buildings scattered throughout the urban landscape, but also in the income and social structures of cities....

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Factors influencing tenure choice in European countries

Bazyl, Monika - 2009

Homeownership rates are very different across European countries. They range from below 50% in Germany to over 80% in Greece, Spain or Ireland. However the differences lie not only in the overall homeownership rates but also in its structure, and this is the focus of this paper. Its aim is to...

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Sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind? : the effect of wind turbines on residential well-being

Krekel, Christian; Zerrahn, Alexander - 2015

We investigate the effect of the physical presence of wind turbines on residential well-being in Germany, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and a unique novel panel data set on more than 20,000 wind turbines for the time period between 2000 and 2012. Using a...

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The greener, the happier? : the effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being

Krekel, Christian; Kolbe, Jens; Wüstemann, Henry - 2015

This paper investigates the effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being in major German cities, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the time period between 2000 and 2012 and cross-section data from the European Urban Atlas (EUA) for the year...

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Merkmale und Einschätzungen der Bewohner von Wohnungsgenossenschaften : eine Charakterisierung auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels

Theurl, Theresia; Wicher, Jochen; Cappenberg, Christina - 2012

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In debt but still happy? : examining the relationship between homeownership and life satisfaction

Will, Sebastian; Renz, Timon - 2022

We investigate the relationship between homeownership and life as well as housing satisfaction. Using panel data from … Germany, we find that compared to renting, owning a home positively impacts housing satisfaction. Contrarily, we find no … both life and housing satisfaction anticipate the event and adapt shortly after. Debt-free buyers, however, do not …

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Quantifying the externalities of renewable energy plants using wellbeing data: the case of biogas

Krekel, Christian; Rechlitz, Julia; Rode, Johannes; … - 2021

Although there is strong support for renewable energy plants, they are often met with local resistance. We quantify the externalities of renewable energy plants using well-being data. We focus on the example of biogas, one of the most frequently deployed technologies besides wind and solar. To...

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Choices which change life satisfaction : similar results for Australia, Britain and Germany

Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2011

Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values,...

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The optimal choice of a reference standard for income comparisons : indirect evidence from immigrants' return visits

Stichnoth, Holger - 2010

I propose two new tests of Falk and Knell's (2004) prediction that individuals' reference income increases with ability. To overcome the difficulty that the reference incomeis not observed in existing large data sets, I extend Falk and Knell's model to establish a link between immigrants'...

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You can't be happier than your wife : happiness gaps and divorce

Guven, Cahit; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia; Stichnoth, Holger - 2010

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...

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