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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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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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Die ?konomisch-empirische Zufriedenheitsforschung ist ein noch relativ junger Zweig der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung, der Befragungsdaten zur individuellen, subjektiv empfundenen Zufriedenheit analysiert. Erste empirische Evidenz auf diesem Gebiet l?sst dabei Zweifel an der Pr?misse der...
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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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, Uganda experienced gradual and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction. The benefits of growth, however, are not …
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countries. The overriding objective of promoting the globalization of developing countries is to reduce poverty and income … latest wave of globalization has bucked the past trend of increasing poverty and income inequality in developing countries … structural malaise that traps them in a vicious circle of poverty. They advocate the radical reshaping of the international …
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remaining distortions to worldmerchandise trade on poverty and inequality globally and in various developing countries … of 15 countries, and ten stand-alone national case studies, all point tolarger reductions in poverty, especially if only …
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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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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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Objectives : To examine whether per capita income and income inequality are independently associated with teen birth rate in populous U.S. counties. Methods : This study used 1990 U.S. Census data and National Center for Health Statistics birth data. Income inequality was measured with the 90:10...
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