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Are we architects of our own happiness? : the importance of family background for well-being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2014
This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well- being). We estimate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419392
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Are we architects of our own happiness? : the importance of family background for well-being
Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2014
This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or wellbeing). We estimate sibling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421528
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Individual well-being in a dynamic perspective
D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R. - 2007 - This version: February 2007
This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with income. Making full use of the panel data nature of the German Socio-Economic Panel, we provide empirical evidence for well-being depending on absolute and on relative levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011628625
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Is inequality in subjective well-being meritocratic? : Danish evidence from linked survey and administrative data
Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Olufsen, Isabel Skak - 2022
This paper decomposes inequality in subjective well-being into inequality due to socioeconomic background (SEB) and meritocratic inequality due to differences in individual merits such as school performance. We measure the meritocratic share of well-being, defined as the share of explained...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013361479
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In praise of snapshots
Kanbur, Ravi - 2019
The conventional justification for moving from income distribution to intergenerational mobility analysis is that the movie encompasses the snapshot and is normatively superior as the basis for assessing policy. Such a perspective underpins many an argument for shifting the focus from income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012109883
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In praise of snapshots
Kanbur, Ravi - 2019
The conventional justification for moving from income distribution to intergenerational mobility analysis is that the movie encompasses the snapshot and is normatively superior as the basis for assessing policy. Such a perspective underpins many an argument for shifting the focus from income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146862
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Well-being inequality and reference groups : an agenda for new research
Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2010 - Version March 3, 2010
consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness … reference groups in SWB-models. In this paper we employ the reference-extended model for incorporating in happiness studies the … concept of inequality in happiness or SWB. Finally, we plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379637
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Lower in rank, but happier: the complex relationship between status and happiness
Van Landeghem, Bert G. M.; Vandeplas, Anneleen - 2016
Case studies across the social sciences have established a positive relationship between social status and happiness …-shaped relation between status and happiness. The same trend is much less pronounced in data on 1000 individuals living in the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548261
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Happiness and development
Nikolova, Milena - 2016
Subjective well-being (SWB) indicators, such as positive and negative emotions, life evaluations, and assessments of having purpose and meaning and life are increasingly used alongside income, employment, and consumption measures to provide a more comprehensive view of human progress. SWB...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517733
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Social network sites, individual social capital and happiness
Arampatzi, Efstratia; Burger, Martijn J.; Novik, Natallia A. - 2016
Can online social contacts replace the importance of real-life social connections in our pursuit of happiness? With the … examines the effect of SNS use on happiness for different subgroups of young adults. More specifically, we examine whether the … effect of SNSs on happiness is moderated by individual social capital, as measured in terms of frequency of social contacts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011556172