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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 interrelationship between wealth (GDPpc), equality of income and …

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Getting Behind the East-West [German] Wage Differential: Theory and Evidence

Burda, Michael C.; Schmitd, Christoph M. - 1997

Labor markets are the most important mediator of German unification and wages are a central indicator of its progress. Starting from the observation that a wage differential between two workers can arise either because workers have different endowments of human capital characteristics or...

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Three essays on skill-specific labor markets, inequality and consumption over the business cycle

Xie-Uebele, Runli - 2011

Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit Arbeitsmarkterfolg und Konsum sozioökonomischer Gruppen. Die ersten zwei Kapitel untersuchen konjunkturelle Auswirkungen auf Arbeitsmärkten für Hoch- und Niedrigqualifizierte. Zunächst wird ein qualifikationsspezifisches Konjunkturmodell mit Suchkosten...

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The Relation between Divorce and Wealth

Fr??dorf, Anna - 2011

Despite of the particular importance of wealth as a measure of economic well-being and the various functions of wealth, its distribution on the individual level as well as the reasons for inequality in wealth holdings in Germany have not been fully explored. Marital splits constitute a potential...

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Quantitative Analyse dynamischer nichtlinearer Panelmodelle ; Analysis of dynamic nonlinear panel models

Bode, Oliver - 2013

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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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Social Opportunities and Private Convenience of Choices at Farm Level: An Approach to the Links Between Farm Income and Sustainable GDP

Idda, Lorenzo; Sini, Maria Paola - 2006

This work proposes a method to identify and evaluate the links between the economic and environmental management of a farm, its income, and sustainable GDP. The approach is designed to link micro and macro economic aspects and is based on certain indicators, chosen from among those obtained from...

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Happiness in the Midst of Change: A Human Development Approach to Studying GNH in the Context of Economic Development

Levenson, Michael L.; Jennings, Patricia A.; D'Mello, … - 2004

Contemporary theories of economic development have concentrated on socioeconomic and epidemiological indices of development to the exclusion of issues of psychological and spiritual development. Yet, economic development without attention to individual human development may produce increasing...

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Managers' work-life balance and health: the case of UK managers

Worrall, Les; Cooper, Cary L. - 2007

The paper explores the effects of organisational change on UK managers' perceptions of their organisation and on their well-being. Cost reduction is the prime driver for change and has been implemented using delayering, redundancy, downsizing and off-shoring often supported by culture change...

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Is the Genuine Progress Indicator really genuine? Considering well-being impacts of exports and imports

Clarke, Matthew - 2007

The Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is estimated as if nations operate within a closed economy. Therefore, in terms of coverage, the GPI is most analogous to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Indeed, within the relevant literature, these two indicators are most often contrasted. However,...

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