expropriation in closed economies also hurt the elites, and this puts a natural barrier against inefficient policies. Trade openness …

light on this seemingly paradoxical relationship between income and happiness. ‘Happiness’ remains an elusive concept, and …Happiness research is a new, rapidly growing and provocative aspect of economic science. In fact, there are now over 1 …,800 published papers on the subject, and it might be said that the ‘dismal science’ has come to be obsessed with happiness. This …

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 … satisfaction in Russia differ substantially from those in developed countries.While the relationship between life satisfaction and …

. 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 … mean satisfaction for fifteen EU states was assessed over a four year period (1995-1998). Equality of income was …

and Russia, which examine the extent to which households are able through formal and/or informal arrangements to insure … their consumption from specific economic shocks and fluctuations in their real income. Building on the recent literature of … household consumption covaries with the growth rate of household income. All the cases studies show that food consumption is …

historische Hinweise, dass dieVerbreitung von unternehmerischen Eigenschaften und Verhalten in Russland deutlich geringerist als …

Russia after price liberalisation in 1992. At the same time, the Russian official demographic statistics provides data that …

Public debate about energy relations between the EU and Russia is distorted. These distortions present considerable … demand. Diverse interests inside the EU prevent the definition of a coherent and respected energy policy. Russia, for its … role of mere energy exporter. In view of the intensifying struggle for global resources, Russia, with its large energy …

standard and international trade. The estimation results allow us to formulate some interesting policy conclusions. …