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Wellbeing rankings
Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - 2022
the World Happiness Index and are more comparable to those obtained with the Human Development Index. The state level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471233
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International evidence on well-being
Blanchflower, David G. - 2008
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 higher … happiness that is unavailable on the U-index. For example, according to happiness research well-being across nations is lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271883
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The Scots may be brave but they are neither healthy nor happy
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2005
On almost all measures of physical health, Scots fare worse than residents of any other region of the UK and often worse than the rest of Europe. Deaths from chronic liver disease and lung cancer are particularly prevalent in Scotland. The self-assessed wellbeing of Scots is lower than that of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272699
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Inequality aversion and risk attitudes
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Ramos Morilla, Xavier - 2010
, education, and gender) that may be correlated with both risk attitudes and inequality aversion. -- Happiness ; inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003934990
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International evidence on well-being
Blanchflower, David G. (contributor) - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003679395
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Income comparisons and non-cognitive skills
Budría, Santiago; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2012
People gain utility from occupying a higher ranked position in the income distribution of the reference group. This paper investigates whether these gains depend on an individual's set of non-cognitive skills. Using the 2000-2008 waves of the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533983
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Income and well-being
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2002
happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference group on individual well-being is examined. The main … that the income of the reference group is about as important as own income for individual happiness, that individuals are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326410
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The subjective costs of health losses due to chronic diseases
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2001
This paper proposes a method to evaluate health losses or gains by looking at the impact on well-being of a change in health status. The paper presents estimates of the equivalent income change that would be necessary to change general satisfaction with life to the same extent as a change in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326414
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The anatomy of subjective well-being
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Frijters, Paul; … - 2001
This paper contributes to the literature on subjective well-being (SWB) by taking into account different aspects of life, called domains, such as health, financial situation, job, leisure, housing, and environment. We postulate a two-layer model where individual total SWB depends on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326415
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Life satisfaction differences between workers and non-workers : the value of participation per se
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2001
Is working more than monetary income? This paper attempts to give an answer to this question on the basis of the German Socio-economic Panel data set. By comparing the satisfaction with life between workers and non-workers with the same household income, the monetary value of participating in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326416