Material resources affect the levels of mortality. In cross-sectional relationships income has been found to be positively associated with survival, both within and between countries. Preston (1975, 1976), in particular, using cross-national data for three separate decades of the 20th century,...

Mr Mug's mother tells him that investing in the stock market is a risky way to earn money.

Over the last decade a number of countries, notably the USA, theUK and Australia, have introduced new tax and welfare programs,or expanded existing programs, that have the effect of raising taxrates on the income of the second earner in the family. Examplesinclude the earned income tax credit...

The heterogeneous demographic composition of South African households means that the way that household income or expenditure is converted into an individual-level welfare measure is likely to matter. This paper examines the monetary and time costs of the most common economic dependents in...

With its recently announced strategy "Europe 2020", the European Union picks up two major challenges: transforming the economy into a knowledge society with innovation as the main driver of economic growth and cohering a population whose workforce is shrinking and aging. Two benchmarks of this...

„Stellen wir uns vor, an jedem Tag würde ein winzigesQuantum mehr Liebe, Vernunft, Klugheit aufscheinen.Menschen würden sich eine Spur aufmerksamerbehandeln. Liebende würden eine Nuanceliebevoller miteinander umgehen. Bürger würdensich ein winziges Stück weit kooperativer...

Steht das christliche Denken in einem Widerspruch zur (Grundkonzeption der) Sozialen Markwirtschaft, deren 60jährigen Geburtstag wir in diesem Jahr gefeiert haben? Was ist das Menschenbild in der Konzeption der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft? In einem Aufruf zum Festakt zur Erneuerung der Sozialen...

This dissertation consists of two essays concerning the determination of wages across areas. The first essay investigates the equilibrium relationship between wages and prices across labor markets. Of central interest is the extent to which workers receive higher wages to compensate for...

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...