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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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Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...

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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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Is the Structure of Happiness Equations the Same in Poor and Rich Countries? The Case of South Africa.

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 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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Unhappiness and Crime: Evidence from South Africa

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

-victims, ceteris paribus. Happiness is lower for nonvictimized respondents currently living in higher crime areas. However, we find a …

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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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Testing for Utility Interdependence in Marriage: Evidence from Panel Data

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2004

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The Shadow Prices of Voluntary Caregiving: Using Panel Data of Well-Being to Estimate the Cost of Informal Care

McDonald, Rebecca; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2018

This paper uses the wellbeing valuation (WV) approach to estimate and monetize the wellbeing impacts of informal care provision on caregivers. Using nationally representative longitudinal data from the U.K., we address two challenging methodological issues related to the economic valuation of...

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Does It Pay to Bet on Your Favourite to Win? Evidence on Experienced Utility from the 2018 FIFA World Cup Experiment

Kossuth, Lajos; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Harris, Donna; … - 2019

the tournament. This decision not to offset a potential loss through hedging did not pay off in people's happiness … following an England win. It was, however, associated with a sharp decrease in people's happiness following an England loss …. Post-match happiness is relatively more stable among those who chose to hedge or were randomly allocated to hedge. We …

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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

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