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Self-reported satisfaction and the economic crisis of 2007-10: Or how people in the UK and Germany perceive a severe cyclical downturn
Mertens, Antje; Beblo, Miriam - 2013
Self-reported satisfaction measures respond to a great variety of socio-demographic characteristics as well as the job and living environment. In this paper we ask whether the recent financial market crisis has caused a deterioration of satisfaction not only for the unemployed but also for those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322347
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A Note on the High Stability of Happiness: The Minimal Effects of a Nuclear Catastrophe on Life Satisfaction
Berger, Eva M. - 2008
happiness? This paper will analyze the impact of a catastrophe, namely the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, on life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600755
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Why Are Middle-Aged People so Depressed? Evidence from West Germany
Brockmann, Hilke - 2009
Does happiness vary with age? The evidence is inconclusive. Some studies show happiness to increase with age (Diener et … Christian, 1998; Blanchflower and Oswald, 2008) or highest happiness levels occurring during middle age (Easterlin, 2006 … and cohorteffects. Secondly, all empirical research lacks a theoretical explanation as to why age affects happiness. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600876
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Obesity and Happiness
Katsaiti, Marina-Selini - 2010
This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600913
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Does Unemployment Hurt Less if There Is More of It Around? A Panel Analysis of Life Satisfaction in Germany and Switzerland
Oesch, Daniel; Lipps, Oliver - 2011
This paper examines the existence of a habituation effect to unemployment: Do the unemployed suffer less from job loss if unemployment is more widespread, if their own unemployment lasts longer and if unemployment is a recurrent experience? The underlying idea is that unemployment hysteresis may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601035
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Migrant's pursuit of happiness. The impact of adaption, social comparison and relative deprivation: Evidence from a "natural" experiment
Melzer, Silvia Maja; Muffels, Ruud J. - 2012
The German reunification, which several economists have called a natural experiment, provides the unique possibility to inquire the impact of migration on subjective well-being (SWB). The main goal of the research is to assessing the impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286907
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A Note on the High Stability of Happiness: The Minimal Effects of a Nuclear Catastrophe on Life Satisfaction
Berger, Eva M. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
happiness? This paper will analyze the impact of a catastrophe, namely the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, on life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017395
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The Power of Monthly Data in the GSOEP: How the Chernobyl Catastrophe Affected People's Life Satisfaction and Environmental Concerns
Berger, Eva M. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017447
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Does Unemployment Hurt Less if There Is More of It Around?: A Panel Analysis of Life Satisfaction in Germany and Switzerland
Oesch, Daniel; Lipps, Oliver - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
This paper examines the existence of a habituation effect to unemployment: Do the unemployed suffer less from job loss if unemployment is more widespread, if their own unemployment lasts longer and if unemployment is a recurrent experience? The underlying idea is that unemployment hysteresis may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009220611