Showing 1 - 10 of 443
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012386910
A growing literature concludes that terrorism impacts the economy, yet less is known about its impact on utility. This paper estimates the impact of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing on well-being, by exploiting representative U.S. daily data. Using both a regression discontinuity and an event...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011714846
health and human capital. -- Height ; Depression ; Well-being ; Life satisfaction ; Health … reported by individuals and a categorical measure of life satisfaction. It is shown that there is a concave relationship … demographics, human capital and health status. While parsimonious models suggest that height is protective against depression, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009729661
Numerous papers have documented a positive association between height and good physical health and also with good …-country data from Europe is used to analyse whether individuals' height is associated with higher or lower levels of life-satisfaction …. In simple models there is a positive but concave relationship between height and life satisfaction. However it is shown …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392110
The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is frequently used as a measure of mental well-being. A consistent pattern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009723874
. However, these improvements come at the expense of reduced homelife satisfaction and job performance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012437086
Answers to the Eurobarometer question on Life Satisfaction are used to explore the effects of macroeconomic performance … between 2004 and 2011. It is found that variations in national levels of life satisfaction can largely be accounted by a small … number of socio-economic indicators. Life satisfaction is lowest in poor, corrupt countries where income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733107
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660260
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167954
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424695