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Income inequality and well-being in the U.S. : evidence of geographic-scale- and measure-dependence
Ifcher, John; Zarghamee, Homa S.; Graham, Carol - 2016
U.S. income inequality has risen dramatically in recent decades. Researchers consistently find that greater income … SWB data from the U.S. Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index and income inequality data from the American Community Survey …-dependent and measure-dependent: income inequality is SWB-diminishing in large regions for all measures, SWB-diminishing in small …
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Happy savers and happy spenders : an experimental study comparing US Americans and Germans
Zokaei Ashtiani, Amin; Dudek, Thomas; Rieger, Marc Oliver - In: Journal of behavioral and experimental economics 85 (2020)
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Labor union membership and life satisfaction in the United States
Flavin, Patrick; Shufeldt, Gregory - In: Labor studies journal : official journal of United … 41 (2016) 2, pp. 171-184
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Interior immigration enforcement policy and the subjective well-being of US residents : evidence from secure communities
Gunadi, Christian - In: Applied economics letters 26 (2019) 18, pp. 1516-1523
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Health insurance and subjective well-being : evidence from two healthcare reforms in the United States
Kim, Seonghoon; Koh, Kanghyock - In: Health economics 31 (2022) 1, pp. 233-249
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If you're happy and you know it : how do mothers and fathers in the US really feel about caring for their children?
Connelly, Rachel; Kimmel, Jean - In: Feminist economics 21 (2015) 1, pp. 1-34
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The effect of income on subjective well-being : evidence from the 2008 economic stimulus tax rebates
Lachowska, Marta - 2015
income on three measures of subjective well-being: life satisfaction, health satisfaction, and affect. The income effect is …-being and that this effect is relatively stronger for low-income respondents. …
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Urbanization, natural amenities, and subjective well-being : evidence from US counties
Winters, John V.; Li, Yu - 2015
This paper examines the effects of county-level urbanization and natural amenities on subjective well-being (SWB) in the U.S. SWB is measured using individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510042
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Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States
Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 5, pp. 1-30
Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and underemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable public pension systems in welfare states around the world. We examine the relationships between well-being and job satisfaction on...
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