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Family Functioning and Life Satisfaction and Happiness in South African Household
Botha, Ferdi; Booysen, Frikkie - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2013
satisfaction and happiness in South Africa. The paper employs the Family Attachment and Changeability Index (FACI8) to measure … with life satisfaction and happiness. In addition, individuals living in midrange or balanced family types aremore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133857
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Social network sites, individual social capital and happiness
Arampatzi, Efstratia; Burger, Martijn J.; Novik, Natallia A. - 2016
Can online social contacts replace the importance of real-life social connections in our pursuit of happiness? With the … examines the effect of SNS use on happiness for different subgroups of young adults. More specifically, we examine whether the … effect of SNSs on happiness is moderated by individual social capital, as measured in terms of frequency of social contacts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011556172
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Focusing on the Focusing Illusion...
Beja, Edsel Jr. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The paper presents evidence that validate the focusing illusion. Specifically, the forecasted impact of a basketball championship on students’ subjective well-being was exaggerated because of their intense focus on the event. However, the self-reported states of being for life domains not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258044
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604137
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Happy Voters
Liberini, Federica; Redoano, Michela; Proto, Eugenio - CESifo - 2014
’ response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948805
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316940
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who is the Happiest of Them All?
Torgler, Benno; Antic, Nemanja; Dulleck, Uwe - National Centre for Econometric Research (NCER) - 2007
This paper turns Snow-White's magic mirror onto recent economics Nobel Prize winners, top economists and happiness … explores the extent to which information matters and whether individuals' self-reported happiness affects their perceptions … about the happiness of these superstars in economics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766331
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Happy Voters
Liberini, Federica; Redoano, Michela; Proto, Eugenio - 2014
' response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420691
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the happiest of them all?
Torgler, Benno; Antic, Nemanja; Dulleck, Uwe - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2007
This paper turns Snow-White?s magic mirror onto recent economics Nobel Prize winners, top economists and happiness … explores the extent to which information matters and whether individuals? self-reported happiness affects their perceptions … about the happiness of these superstars in economics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005673502
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the happiest of them all?
Torgler, Benno; Antic, Nemanja; Dulleck, Uwe - 2007
This paper turns Snow-White's magic mirror onto recent economics Nobel Prize winners, top economists and happiness … explores the extent to which information matters and whether individuals' self-reported happiness affects their perceptions … about the happiness of these superstars in economics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168274