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Happiness in the Nordic world
Bjørnskov, Christian - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550016
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Does legal freedom satisfy?
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2022
the satisfaction people express with their freedom of choice. Using a sample of 133 countries over the period 2008 … related to satisfaction with freedom above and below a threshold level. Freedom of assembly is more positive for satisfaction … institutions are complementary with culture, income and the political system in generating satisfaction with freedom. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013363038
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Trust, welfare states and income equality : what causes what?
Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2013
The cross-country correlation between social trust and income equality is well documented, but few studies examine the direction of causality. We show theoretically that by facilitating cooperation, trust may increase efficiency and lead to more equal outcomes, while the feedback from inequality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222965
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being : revisiting the cross-country evidencee
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767724
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The multiple facets of social capital
Bjørnskov, Christian - In: European journal of political economy 22 (2006) 1, pp. 22-40
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On gender inequality and life satisfaction : does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2007
This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 … countries. We employ measures of discrimination of women in the economy, in politics, and in society more generally. According … matters does overall not affect life satisfaction. However, women are more satisfied with their lives when discriminatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003459820
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On gender inequality and life satisfaction : does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2007 - April 2007, final version
This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 … countries. We employ measures of discrimination of women in the economy, in politics, and in society more generally. According … matters does overall not affect life satisfaction. However, women are more satisfied with their lives when discriminatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003444523
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The bigger the better? : Evidence of the effect of government size on life satisfaction around the world
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - In: Public choice 130 (2007) 3/4, pp. 267-292
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003430182
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On gender inequality and life satisfaction : does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003465272
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility maximization, we predict that persons with higher perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919804