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Recent advances in the economics of individual subjective well-being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662483
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The host with the most? : the effects of the Olympic Games on happiness
Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios; Krekel, Christian; … - 2016
We show that hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 had a positive impact on the life satisfaction and happiness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530303
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The host with the most? : the effects of the Olympic Games on happiness
Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios; Krekel, Christian; … - 2016
We show that hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 had a positive impact on the life satisfaction and happiness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514865
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Are happier people more compliant? : global evidence from three large-scale surveys during covid-19 lockdowns
Krekel, Christian; Swanke, Sarah; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013189429
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Are happier people more compliant? : global evidence from three large-scale surveys during Covid-19 lockdowns
Krekel, Christian; Swanke, Sarah; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; … - 2020
psychological theories, and find that past and present happiness predicts compliance during lockdown. The relationship is stronger … for those with higher levels of happiness. A negative mood, or loss in happiness, predicts lower compliance. We explore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012290702
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The host with the most? : the effects of the Olympic Games on happiness
Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios; Krekel, Christian; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011686243
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Quantifying the intangible impact of the olympics using subjective well-being data
Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios; Krekel, Christian; … - 2019
Hosting the Olympic Games costs billions of taxpayer dollars. Following a quasi- experimental setting, this paper assesses the intangible impact of the London 2012 Olympics, using a novel panel of 26,000 residents in London, Paris, and Berlin during the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2013. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063244
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Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data
Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios; Krekel, Christian; … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179654
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Happiness and public policy : a procedural perspective
Stutzer, Alois - 2019
This article comments on the role of empirical subjective well-being research in public policy within a constitutional, procedural perspective of government and state. It rejects the idea that, based on the promises of the measurement, we should adopt a new policy perspective that is oriented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012118051
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Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?
Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - 2004
Volunteering constitutes one of the most important pro-social activities. Following Adam Smith, helping others is the way to higher individual well-being. This view contrasts with the selfish utility maximizer who avoids costs from helping others. The two rival views are studied empirically. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261810