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On the Use of Subjective Well-Being Data for Environmental Valuation
Moro, Mirko; Ferreira, Susana - 2009
This paper explores the potential of using subjective well-being (SWB) data to valueenvironmental attributes. A theoretical framework compares this method, also known as the lifesatisfaction approach, with the standard hedonic pricing approach, identifying their similarities and differences. As...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465958
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Fairly satisfied : economic equality, wealth and satisfaction
O'Connell, Michael F. - 2004
Research appears to demonstrate that economic variables are only marginally predictive of levels of social satisfaction. It was hypothesised that a greater association might be found between satisfaction and equality of income distribution rather than between satisfaction and size of income. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475682
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME, WEALTH, AND LIFE SATISFACTION
Hitaj, Ermal - 2010
This dissertation inquires into the relationship between income, aspirations, and life satisfaction in post-transition Russia. It first explores the channels through which adaptation and social comparison contribute to higher income aspirations. The results show that social comparison is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450924
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Understanding the determinants of income inequality in Uganda
Ssewanyana, N. S.; Okidi, A. J.; Angemi, Diego; Barungi, V. - 2004
, Uganda experienced gradual and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction. The benefits of growth, however, are not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441509
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CONSUMPTION INSURANCE AND VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY: A SYNTHESIS OF THE EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH, ETHIOPIA, MALI, MEXICO, AND RUSSIA
Skoufias, Emmanuel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - 2003
among consumption variability, the level than nonfood consumption, the incidence of poverty, and the probability of being … ever poor and the proportion of time spent in poverty are also explored for Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Russia. All the case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446776
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UNEMPLOYMENT, IDENTITY, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE: THEORETICAL MODELS AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE
Nolen, Patrick - 2006
In the leading chapter of this dissertation, "Unemployment, Vulnerability and Poverty: A New Class of Measures, Its … Axiomatic Properties and Applications," we, Kaushik Basu and myself, derive a new class of measures for unemployment or poverty …. Measures of unemployment and poverty have usually focused solely on those currently unemployed or below the poverty line …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466172
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A semantic system for stakeholder-sensitive planning and design of sustainable civil infrastructure systems
Mostafa, Mostafa A. - 2011
There has been an increasing demand for involving stakeholders in the development of sustainable civil infrastructure systems. It has been acknowledged that one key element of a project is stakeholder involvement. As such, failure to successfully involve the stakeholders of an infrastructure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477936
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Changing patterns of South African income distribution: Towards time series estimates of distribution and poverty
van der Berg S.; Louw M. - 2004
we then combine to arrive at estimates of overall poverty from 1970 to 2000. However, data for the last few years of this … that these estimates are worst case estimates of poverty trends after 1995. An alternative, less pessimistic estimate is … to arrive at overall estimates of inequality and poverty; next we discuss the trends in poverty as derived from our data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480492