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preference for leaving the EU were 0.14 points less satisfied with life pre-referendum, with both misery (life satisfaction below … preferences enjoyed a life satisfaction rise of 0.16 points, while there was a drop of 0.15 points for those preferring to remain …
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longitudinal evidence that a drop in life satisfaction tends to precede the use of illegal/street drugs. We also find that the … current levels of life satisfaction. This provides empirical support for the utility misprediction model. Further, we find … that the decrease in life satisfaction following the consumption of illegal/street drugs persists 6 months to a year after …
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satisfaction with their actual life satisfaction five years later on. This overoptimism also holds for those entrepreneurs who … reflected in higher working hours than desired and the drop in leisure satisfaction. …
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Economics ignores the possibility of hedonic adaptation (the idea that people bounce back from utility shocks). This paper argues that economists are wrong to do so. It provides longitudinal evidence that individuals who become disabled go on to exhibit recovery in mental wellbeing. Adaptation...
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Many recent writings in health policy have proposed that health be valued directly and in monetary terms using the new well-being valuation method. Yet there is currently no clear consensus on what the best measure of individual's experience may be for the evaluation process. To shed light on...
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