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Recent Advances in the Economics of Individual Subjective Well-Being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness.Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … where the economic research on happiness stands and of threedirections it might develop. First, it offers new ways for … gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affectpublic policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008845690
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The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois : … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - 2009
individuals’ well-being. However, how do individuals valuethe environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008845714
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Are one man’s rags another man’s riches?Identifying adaptive expectations using panel data
Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
scaling of satisfaction.The results show that year on year, individuals who have experienced a fall in income since the … comparison with previous experience. Surprisingly, individuals who have experienced an increase in income are also less satisfied …. This suggests that income is a poor proxy for satisfaction but it does not provide firm evidence for the existence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354042
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CALCULATING TRAGEDY:ASSESSING THE COSTS OF TERRORISM
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2006
for estimating the utility losses of thepeople affected are discussed. Results using the life satisfaction approach, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868505
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Does Marriage Make People Happy,Or Do Happy People Get Married?
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2004
’ educational level have a negative effect on experienced life satisfaction. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868513
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Beyond Outcomes: Measuring Procedural Utility
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2004
People not only obtain utility from actual outcomes but also from the conditionswhich lead to these outcomes. The paper proposes an economic concept of this notion ofprocedural utility. Preferences beyond outcome can be manifold. We distinguish proceduralutility people get from institutions as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868515
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HAPPINESS RESEARCH:STATE AND PROSPECTS
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2005
This paper intends to provide an evaluation of where the economic research onhappiness stands and in which interesting directions it might develop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868517
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Das Glück und Unglück von Studierendenaus Ost- und Westdeutschland:Ergebnisse einer Befragung in Ilmenau, Bochumund Hamburg
Dewenter, Ralf; Haucap, Justus; Kuchinke, Björn - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre <Ilmenau> - 2009
Auch rund 20 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung ist die Diskussion um Unterschiede in derBevölkerung in Ost- und Westdeutschland noch nicht verebbt. Vielmehr scheint es immernoch ein vehementes Interesse an Vergleichen zwischen Bürgern in Ost und West zu geben,wobei häufig auch Studierende im...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009022145
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Developing a capability list: Final Recommendationsof the Equalities Review Steering Group onMeasurement
Vizard, Polly; Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
Equalities Review SteeringGroup on Measurement (CASEpaper 120) were prepared as backgroundpapers to assist in the development of … the measurement framework for theEqualities Review. The companion paper discusses the key challengesinvolved in … translating capability theory into a practical measurement tool inthe context of measuring inequality in Britain in the 21st …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354001
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Definition of equality and framework formeasurement: Final Recommendations of theEqualities Review Steering Group on Measurement
Burchardt, Tania; Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
Steering Group on Measurement(CASEpaper 121), were prepared as background papers to assist in thedevelopment of the measurement …), a measurement framework for monitoring trends ininequality, exploring the causes of inequality, and identifying possible …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354004