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The Easterlin paradox" suggests that there is no link between a society's economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...
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The Easterlin paradox suggests that there is no link between a society's economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268822
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
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most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …
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In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291356
Many scholars have argued that once basic needs have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing multiple...
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Die weltwirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist im Frühsommer 2004 aufwärts gerichtet. Die USA, Südostasien, Japan und - wenn auch deutlich schwächer - die europäischen Volkswirtschaften sind gemeinsam im konjunkturellen Aufwind. Im weiteren Verlauf dieses Jahres und 2005 wird sich die Dynamik...
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Binnennachfrage kommt das hohe deutsche Lohnkostenniveau in Betracht, das hinter Norwegen die Spitzenposition in der Welt einnimmt und …
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Am 19. Dezember 2005 stellte das ifo Institut im Rahmen seines vorweihnachtlichen Pressegesprächs seine Prognose für das Jahr 2006 vor. Nach dem Rekordjahr 2004 hat die Weltwirtschaft auch in diesem Jahr mit einer Wachstumsrate von 4,3% überdurchschnittlich expandiert, und sie dürfte im...
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Die Weltwirtschaft ist in einem robusten Aufschwung. Das vom ifo Institut erhobene Weltwirtschaftsklima hat sich im Frühjahr 2006 zum dritten Mal in Folge verbessert; und liegt deutlich über dem langfristigen Durchschnitt. Die Expansion der Weltwirtschaft wird im Prognosezeitraum schwungvoll...
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