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Recent advances in the economics of individual subjective well-being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662483
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TV channels, self control and happiness
Benesch, Christine (contributor); Frey, Bruno S. (contributor) - 2006
In many countries, TV viewers have access to more and more TV channels. We study whether people can cope with this and watch the amount of TV they find optimal for themselves or whether they are prone to over-consumption. We find that heavy TV viewers do not benefit, but instead report lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003410485
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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
Sorting of people on the labor market not only assures the most productive use of valuable skills but also generates individual utility gains if people experience an optimal match between job characteristics and their preferences. Based on individual data on subjective well-being it is possible...
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Should national happiness be maximized
Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662775
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Limited self-control, obesity and the loss of happiness
Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
. We propose the economics of happiness as an approach to study the phenomenon. Based on proxy measures for experienced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003664856
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Approval of equal rights and gender : differences in well-being
Lalive, Rafael (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper explores whether norms regarding the appropriate pay for women compared to men may explain these findings. In order to capture the spatial variation in such norms, we take community level information on citizens' approval...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003664936
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Why does unemployment hurt the employed? : evidence from the life satisfaction gap between the public and the private sector
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Meier, Stephan (contributor) - 2008
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sectorspecific institutional differences in...
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Smoking bans, cigarette prices and life satisfaction
Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009772191