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Well-being inequality and reference groups : an agenda for new research
Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2010
In this paper it is argued that subjective well-being of the individual depends on two types of variables. The first type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables consists of the characteristics of the individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937883
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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups : An Agenda for New Research
van Praag, B.M.S. - 2010
In this paper it is argued that subjective well-being of the individual depends on two types of variables. The first type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables consists of the characteristics of the individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148080
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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research
van Praag, B.M.S - 2021
It is argued that the concept of well–being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing process into account. The reference effect depends on how frequently individuals compare with others and on the degree of social transparency in society. In this paper we employ the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316230
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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research
van Praag, B.M.S - 2010
It is argued that the concept of well-being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the reference process into account. The reference effect depends on how frequently individuals compare with others and on the degree of social transparency in society. In this paper we employ the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014191144
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Efficient spatial allocation of wind power plants given environmental externalities due to turbines and grids
Grimsrud, Kristine M.; Hagem, Cathrine; Lind, Arne; … - 2020
Negative environmental externalities associated with wind power plants depend on the physical characteristics of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266998
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Gathering support for green tax reform : evidence from German household surveys
Ploeg, Frederick van der; Rezai, Armon; Tovar, Miguel - 2021
Green tax reform is unpopular because, typically, the poor are hurt most by the higher prices of carbon-intensive commodities. If revenues from a carbon tax are recycled, it may be feasible to gain popular support for green tax reform. To investigate this, we estimate an EASI demand system from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668336
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Reinventing the skilled region : human capital externalities and industrial change
Heuermann, Daniel F. - 2009
Bridging the gap between the literatures on industrial change and human capital externalities we investigate the … industrial change, while human capital externalities arise first and foremost in dynamic labor markets. On the firm level, we … find human capital externalities to accrue predominantly to growing firms which benefit from sharing, matching, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003849358
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Human capital externalities in Western Germany
Heuermann, Daniel F. - 2009
panel data it shows that regional wage differentials are partly attributable to localized human capital externalities … as instrumental variables, the paper shows that human capital externalities are underestimated in ordinary panel … human capital externalities are more pronounced in manufacturing than in the service sector. We find indication that highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003849359
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Are there social returns to both firm-level and regional human capital? : evidence from German social security data
Braakmann, Nils - 2009
results show no support for external returns to education, except for skilled workers. -- Human capital externalities ; social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879691
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Life satisfaction and relative income : perceptions and evidence
Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009
Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003895798