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Do quarantine experiences and attitudes towards COVID-19 affect the distribution of psychological outcomes in China? : a quantile regression analysis
Lu, Haiyang; Nie, Peng; Qian, Long - 2020
While quarantine has become a widely used control measure during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease … depression but an increase in happiness. Such effects are stronger in the upper distribution of depression and the median of … happiness. We also discern that individuals with severe depressive symptoms (or lower levels of happiness) are more susceptible …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201793
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Crime victimisation and subjective well-being : panel evidence from Australia
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Zhu, Rong - 2015
heterogeneous effect of victimisation along the whole distribution of well-being. Using fixed effects panel estimation, we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308428
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The impact of terrorism on well-being : evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombing
Clark, Andrew E.; Stancanelli, Elena G. F.; Doyle, Orla - 2017
A growing literature concludes that terrorism impacts the economy, yet less is known about its impact on utility. This paper estimates the impact of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing on well-being, by exploiting representative U.S. daily data. Using both a regression discontinuity and an event...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011714846
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The value of health - empirical issues when estimating the monetary value of a QALY based on well-being data
Himmler, Sebastian; Stöckel, Jannis; Exel, N. J. A. van; … - 2020
In a 'smart' electricity distribution network, flexible distribution resources (FDRs) can be coordinated to improve efficiency. But coordination enables whoever controls such resources to exercise market power. The paper establishes the following efficiency rankings of market structures:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012264228
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The (short-term) individual welfare consequences of an alcohol ban
Petilliot, René - 2018
life satisfaction of the total population and the subpopulation of drinkers, while life satisfaction of nondrinkers is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011888440
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The (short-term) individual welfare consequences of an alcohol ban
Petilliot, René - 2018
life satisfaction of the total population and the subpopulation of drinkers, while life satisfaction of nondrinkers is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011897296
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Self-selection and subjective well-being : copula models with an application to public and private sector work
Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2008
application to public and private sector job satisfaction, and using data on male workers from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011633498
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Structural econometric estimation of the basic reproduction number for Covid-19 across U.S. states and selected countries
Johnsson, Ida; Pesaran, M. Hashem; Yang, Cynthia Fan - 2023
This paper proposes a structural econometric approach to estimating the basic reproduction number (R0) of Covid-19. This approach identifies R0 in a panel regression model by filtering out the effects of mitigating factors on disease diffusion and is easy to implement. We apply the method to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014364977
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health - evidence from administrative data
Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2021
This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705582
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health : evidence from administrative data
Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2021
This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191363