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Helliwell, John F.; Huang, Haifang; Wang, Shun - 2022

This chapter uses happiness data to assess the quality of government. Our happiness data are drawn from the Gallup … generally over 1,500 national-level observations, we show that government delivery quality is significantly correlated with … national happiness, but democratic quality is not. We also analyze other quality of government indicators. Confidence in …

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Happiness and the Quality of Government

Helliwell, John F. - 2020

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Happiness and the Quality of Government

Helliwell, John F.; Huang, Haifang; Wang, Shun - 2020

This paper uses happiness data to assess the quality of government. Our happiness data are drawn from the Gallup World … over 1,500 national-level observations, we show that government delivery quality is significantly correlated with national … happiness, but democratic quality is not. We also analyze other quality of government indicators.Confidence in government is …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014092415

Happiness and the quality of government

Helliwell, John F.; Huang, Haifang; Wang, Shun - 2020

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012220171

Parenting Training’s Effect on Parenting Behaviors and Subjective Well-being : A Randomized Control Trail in Rural China

Wang, Shun - 2020

This paper presents the preliminary findings from the randomized experiment on early childhood education in Yunnan province, China. In the treatment group, caregivers were gathered together regularly to be trained by kindergarten teachers on parenting skills, and extracurricular books are made...

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Happiness at Different Ages : The Social Context Matters

Helliwell, John F. - 2018

This paper uses a variety of individual-level survey data from several countries to test for interactions between subjective well-being at different ages and variables measuring the nature and quality of the social context at work, at home, and in the community. While earlier studies have found...

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Child Development and Caregiver's Subjective Well-Being

Wang, Shun - 2019

This paper examines the links between early childhood development and the subjective well-being of their caregivers. Using survey data collected among 390 households in rural western China, we investigate the correlations between early child development indicators and the life evaluations,...

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Social Capital and Prosocial Behaviour as Sources of Well-Being

Helliwell, John F.; Aknin, Lara B.; Shiplett, Hugh; … - 2021

This paper surveys evidence documenting positive linkages among social capital, prosocial behaviour, and subjective well-being. Whether in the workplace, at home, in the community, or among nations, better and deeper social connections, and especially higher levels of trust are linked to higher...

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Weekends and Subjective Well-Being

Helliwell, John F. - 2011

This paper exploits the richness and large sample size of the Gallup/Healthways US daily poll to illustrate significant differences in the dynamics of two key measures of subjective well-being: emotions and life evaluations. We find that there is no day-of-week effect for life evaluations,...

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Trust and well-being

Helliwell, John F.; Wang, Shun - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003964237