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We examine the relationship between household income and happiness in Afghanistan and the moderating roles of fear of … income and happiness. Additionally, we find a negative association between fear of insecurity, experiencing violence, and … happiness. Among individuals with higher incomes and a fear of insecurity, the probability of having a high level of happiness …
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This chapter summarizes the latest state of the art in economic research on unemployment and subjective well-being. Outcomes covered are general life satisfaction, affective well-being, and mental health. Special attention is paid to empirical evidence as obtained from popular panel data sets....
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This empirical investigation into life satisfaction, using nationally representative German panel data, finds a substantial association with an individual's thoughts about the future, whether they are optimistic or pessimistic about it. Furthermore, including individuals' optimism and pessimism...
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Starting in 2004/2005, the German state Baden-Wurttemberg reduced academic track duration from nine to eight years, leaving cumulative instruction time mostly unchanged. I use this change in schooling policy to identify the effect of schooling intensity on student well-being in life and school,...
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In this paper, we provide causal evidence on abortions and risky health behaviors as determinants of mental health development among young women. Using administrative in- and outpatient records from Sweden, we apply a novel grouped fixed-effects estimator proposed by Bonhomme and Manresa (2015)...
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In this paper, we provide causal evidence on abortions and risky health behaviors as determinants of mental health development among young women. Using administrative in- and outpatient records from Sweden, we apply a novel grouped fixed-effects estimator proposed by Bonhomme and Manresa (2015)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517556
The reciprocal relationship between psychiatric and substance use disorders is well-known, yet it remains largely unknown whether mental health morbidity causally leads to addictive behaviours. This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, which is identified by time-varying...
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A growing literature concludes that terrorism impacts the economy, yet less is known about its impact on utility. This … of well-being to terrorism. …
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.g., satisfaction with family life, leisure, income, work, health) and affective (e.g., happiness, anger, worry, sadness) components of …
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In the most rational sense, the pursuit of happiness is the end goal of all our actions. Utility, a word used … extensively by economists, can be understood as a synonym for life satisfaction or happiness. Industrial societies and … the other determinants of happiness. I find that although income is a substantial contributor to well being, qualities …
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