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Behavioral economics, happiness surveys, and public policy
Adler, Matthew D. - In: Journal of benefit-cost analysis : JBCA 7 (2016) 1, pp. 196-219
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Happiness economics and its discontents
Adhia, Nimish - In: The journal of private enterprise 32 (2017) 1, pp. 77-88
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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research
van Praag, Bernard M.S. - 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/10010325687
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Well-being inequality and reference groups: an agenda for new research
van Praag, Bernard - 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/10010277027
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Pursuing happiness
Schubert, Christian - 2012
individuals' self-determined pursuit of happiness. We suggest to substantiate what it means to pursue happiness, in particular by … of happiness has interesting practical policy implications. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286769
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Lüchinger, 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/10008662775
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Conspicuous consumption, conspicuous health, and optimal taxation
Mujcic, Redzo; Frijters, Paul - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 111 (2015), pp. 59-70
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The relative income hypothesis : a comparison of methods
Brown, Sarah; Gray, Daniel; Roberts, Jennifer - In: Economics letters 130 (2015), pp. 47-50
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The anatomy of Subjective Well-Being
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Frijters, Paul; … - 2001
Subjective Well-Being has increasingly been studied by several economists. This paper fits in that literature but takes into account that there are different aspects of life such as health, financial situation, and job. We call them domains. In this paper, we consider Subjective Well-Being as a...
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Income, aspirations and the Hedonic Treadmill in a poor society
Knight, John B.; Gunatilaka, Ramani - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 82 (2012) 1, pp. 67-81
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