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Unhappiness and Crime : Evidence from South Africa

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2003

to offset the psychological costs of crime. Happiness is lower for nonvictimized respondents currently living in higher …

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TESTING FOR UTILITY INTERDEPENDENCE IN MARRIAGE : EVIDENCE FROM PANEL DATA

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2004

This paper is the first of its kind to study utility interdependence in marriage using information on subjective well-being of a large sample of people living in the UK over the period 1991-2001. Using “residual” self-rated health to provide instrument for spouse’s well-being and allowing...

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Life Satisfaction and Grandparenthood: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper tests whether there is a potential payoff to grandparenthood in terms of life satisfaction. Using the new nationwide survey for the UK, which consists of over 5,000 grandparents and 6,000 non-grandparents aged 40 and above, and a flexible multiple-index ordered probit model with...

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International Evidence on Well-being

Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

this paper I review cross-country evidence on happiness and life satisfaction and consider whether these data will likely … be replaced by the U-index. I find that first, that there are many similarities. According to both measures happiness is … large body of data on happiness that is unavailable on the U-index. For example, according to happiness research well …

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Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility

Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

If human beings care about their relative weight, a form of imitative obesity can emerge (in which people subconsciously keep up with the weight of the Joneses). Using Eurobarometer data on 29 countries, this paper provides cross-sectional evidence that overweight perceptions and dieting are...

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Jobless, Friendless, and Broke: What Happens to Different Areas of Life Before and After Unemployment?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University …

Using a nationally representative longitudinal data of the British people, this paper explores how different areas of a person's life are affected by unemployment. We find evidence that unemployment is preceded, on average, by a year of dissatisfaction with one's finance and job. Once...

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IS THE STRUCTURE OF HAPPINESS EQUATIONS THE SAME IN POOR AND RICH COUNTRIES? THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2003

Are happiness patterns structurally the same when comparing poor and rich countries? Using cross-sectional data from … durable assets ownership seem to determine happiness levels as well as income. Relative income also matters to well …

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Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence : Theory and Evidence

Oswald, Andrew J; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2007

British population view themselves as overweight, and that happiness and mental health are worse among fatter people in both …

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Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States

Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These …

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Antidepressants and Age

Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Antidepressants as a commodity have been remarkably little-studied by economists. This study shows in new data for 27 European countries that 8% of people (and 10% of those middle-aged) take antidepressants each year. The probability of antidepressant use is greatest among those who are...

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