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Recent developments in the economics of happiness: A selective overview
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2012
. The economics of happiness has emerged as one of the most thriving areas in current economic research. This introductory … chapter refers to important contributions to the economics of happiness that characterize the recent developments in the area …. First, we refer to reviews of the literature, the measurement and the relationship of happiness research to welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291353
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The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390638
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271282
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals’ well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273798
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Putting a price tag on security: Subjective well-being and willingness-to-pay for crime reduction in Europe
Brenig, Mattheus; Proeger, Till - 2016
Using information on life satisfaction and crime from the European Social Survey, we apply the life satisfaction approach (LSA) to determine the relationship between subjective well-being (SWB), income, victimization experience, fear of crime and various regional crime rates across European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437612
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Happiness Research: State and Prospects
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2004
This paper intends to provide an evaluation of where the economic research on happiness stands and in which interesting … directions it might develop. First, the current state of the research on happiness in economics is briefly discussed. We … emphasize the potential of happiness research in testing competing theories of individual behavior. Second, the crucial issue of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168180
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Valuing Public Goods: The Life Satisfaction Approach
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2004
This paper discusses a novel approach to elicit people's preferences for public goods, namely the life satisfaction approach. Reported subjective well-being data are used to directly evaluate utility consequences of public goods. The strengths of this approach are compared to traditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168181
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Happiness, growth, and public policy
Easterlin, Richard A. - 2013
employment and a generous and comprehensive social safety net do increase happiness. Such policies are arguably affordable not …. These conclusions are suggested by an analysis of a wide range of evidence on happiness in countries throughout the world. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293153
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302716
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422202