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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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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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A multidimensional analysis of adaptation in a developing country context

Barr, Abigail; Clark, David - 2007

Econometric analyses of European datasets suggest that income aspirations increase with current income. This finding is consistent with the adaptation hypothesis –the notion that individual aspirations adjust to reflect personal circumstances and living conditions. We add to these existing...

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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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The cost of failing states and the limits to sovereignty

Chauvet, Lisa; Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - 2007

In this paper, we estimate the costs of state failure, both for the failing state itself and for its neighbours. In our analysis, the cost of failure arises from two distinct sources: organized violence due to the incapacity of the state to ensure its own citizens’ security and low quality of...

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Modelling the policy challenges confronting globalising developing countries

Karunaratne, Neil Dias - 2008

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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Tuberculosis transmission patterns in a high-incidence area: A spatial analysis

Munch Z.; Van Lill S.W.P.; Booysen C.N.; Zietsman H.L.; … - 2003

notifications of 1340/100 000 in 1996. These suburbs are characterised by overcrowding, high unemployment and poverty. It is … tuberculosis notifications with unemployment and its associated poverty emerged as the strongest association. …

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WHY IS U.S. POVERTY HIGHER IN NONMETROPOLITAN THAN METROPOLITAN AREAS? EVIDENCE FROM THE PANEL STUDY OF INCOME DYNAMICS

Fisher, Monica G. - 2005

phenomenon partly reflect that people who "choose" to live in rural areas have unmeasured attributes related to poverty? To … explanation for the higher incidence of poverty in rural than urban areas is that people with personal attributes associated with …

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Diversification as a Survival Strategy for Marginal Farms an Exploratory Research

Vernimmen, Tom; Bourgeois, Marie; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido; … - 2002

One of the common strategies in rural development programmes is to support the adoption of new on-farm activities. The rationale behind this is that farm diversification is a way to assure an appropriate level of income for the farmers. Through interviews with 49 relatively small farmers, the...

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