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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...

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Essays on the Economics of Happiness.

Gregoire Rousseau, Jean-Benoit - 2009

The first chapter demonstrates that although it is possible to design utility functions that behave like empirical well-being, the functional forms relying on income adaptation and social comparisons put forward in the happiness literature fail to receive empirical validation. Under the income...

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China

Benjamin, Dwayne; Brandt, Loren; Giles, John - 2004

We document the evolution of the income distribution in rural China, from 1987 through 1999, with an emphasis on investigating increases in inequality associated with transition and economic development. With a backdrop of perceived improvements in average living standards, we ask whether...

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Impact of Economic Reforms on Poverty Indian Experience

Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya - 2008

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of economic reforms on poverty levels in India during the period … of population living below poverty line is used as proxy for aggregate level of poverty levels. The empirical study is … run equilibrium relationship between the two and the direction of causality flowing from reforms to poverty. Further, it …

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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...

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