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Social Exclusion and Children:A European view for a US debate
Micklewright, John - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2002
to children in theUS, I discuss various features of US society and institutions includingthe measurement of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695289
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Århus Universitet; Universität <Göttingen> / …; … - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility maximization, we predict that persons with higher perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009249011
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisonsand their Welfare Effects
Senik, Claudia - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper provides unheard direct evidence that comparisons exert a significant effect onsubjective well-being. It also evaluates the relative importance of different types ofbenchmarks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861346
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Approval of Equal Rights and GenderDifferences in Well-Being
Lalive, Rafael; Stutzer, Alois - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - 2007
Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paperexplores whether norms regarding the appropriate pay for women compared to menmay explain these findings. In order to capture the spatial variation in such norms, wetake community level information on citizens’ approval...
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Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?
Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - 2006
Volunteering constitutes one of the most important pro-social activities. FollowingAristotle, helping others is the way to higher individual well-being. This view contrasts with theselfish utility maximizer who avoids costs from helping others. The two rival views are studiedempirically. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868352
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IMPLEMENTING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE POOR: THE ROLLOUT OF RSBY IN KARNATAKA
Rajasekhar, D; Berg, Erlend; Ghatak, Maitreesh; Manjula, R - Institute for Social and Economic Change <Bangalore>; … - 2011
quality health care in India. This paper looks at the implementation of the scheme in Karnataka, drawing on a large survey of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008860712
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Erfahrung und Bewältigung von sozialer Ausgrenzung in der Großstadt: Was sind Quartierseffekte, was Lageeffekte?
Kronauer, Martin; Vogel, Berthold - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005855407
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Social Exclusion and the Future of Cities
Power, Anne T.; Wilson, William J. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2000
, often leaving behindconcentrations of poverty and decaying neighbourhoods. Anne Power’spaper focuses on the British …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008733218
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Neighbourhood Management
Power, Anne T.; Bergin, Emmet - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
The way we run urban neighbourhoods in Britain is a key to reversingsocial exclusion, crime and poor performance on almost every front inour cities. This study for the Social Exclusion Unit of seven models ofneighbourhood management analyses the reason for its key position inthe national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008733223
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Childhood Poverty, Early Motherhood and AdultSocial Exclusion
Hobcraft, John; Kiernan, Kathleen - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
Childhood poverty and early parenthood are both high on the politicalagenda. The key new issue addressed in this … research is the relativeimportance of childhood poverty and of early motherhood as correlatesof outcomes later in life. How far … poverty? If there are powerful associations of both childhoodpoverty and early parenthood with later adult outcomes, there are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008733271