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A happy way to grow old? : grandparent caregiving, quality of life and life satisfaction
Wang, Hao; Fidrmuc, Jan; Luo, Qi - 2019
study the effect of grandparents looking after grandchildren on quality of life and life satisfaction of grandparents. We … to grandfathers. The favorable effect on life satisfaction is primarily directly attributable to caring for grandchildren …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012024588
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Associations of childhood health and financial situation with quality of life after retirement : regional variation across Europe
Börnhorst, Claudia; Heger, Dörte; Mensen, Anne - 2019
Many studies have shown that childhood circumstances can have long term consequences that persist until old age. To better understand the transmission of early life circumstances, this paper analyses the effects of health and financial situation during childhood on quality of life after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998811
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Urbanization, natural amenities, and subjective well-being : evidence from US counties
Winters, John V.; Li, Yu - 2015
asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction. Using individual-level SWB data allows us to control for several … having a significant positive effect on self-reported life-satisfaction. Implications for researchers and policymakers are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510042
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The cost of well-being
Pettini, Anna; Patrizi, Vincenzo; Resce, Giuliano - 2015
Since measures of well-being are meant to be an exercise in documentation, but also a tool for policies and priorities, we suggest an operative way to use them. We evaluate both technical and social efficiency of countries in producing the Better Life Index (BLI) objectives. To assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305432
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A capabilities approach to housing and quality of life : the evidence from Germany
Coates, Dermot; Anand, Paul; Norris, Michelle - 2015
capabilities and activities associated with housing have a detectable impact on housing satisfaction, and whether housing … satisfaction contributes to overall life satisfaction. Our results indicate that housing satisfaction is indeed related to overall … life satisfaction and that a wide range of different kinds of variables appear to impact housing satisfaction itself. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010532489
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The paradox of the unhappy, growing city : reconciling evidence
Carlsen, Fredrik; Leknes, Stefan - 2019
This paper attempts to explain why large cities tend to score low on indices of happiness/life satisfaction, while at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005427
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Flexible work-arrangements and the quality of life
Nierop, Cees (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001787548
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Neo-humanism and COVID-19: opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world
Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2021
A series of crises, culminating with COVID-19, shows that going "Beyond GDP" is urgently necessary. Social and environmental degradation are consequences of emphasizing GDP as a measure of progress. This degradation created the conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic and limited the efficacy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012803715
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Grandparenting and well-being of the elderly in China
Wang, Hao; Fidrmuc, Jan; Luo, Qi - 2020
the interactions between grandparenting, quality of life, and life satisfaction in China. Using a panel dataset of 3 … children, and report greater life satisfaction than grandparents who do not look after grandchildren. These benefits vary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012260984
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Neo-humanism and COVID-19 : opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world
Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2021 - Version: 20 April 2021
A series of crises, culminating with COVID-19, shows that going "Beyond GDP" is urgently necessary. Social and environmental degradation are consequences of emphasizing GDP as a measure of progress. This degradation created the conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic and limited the efficacy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012505150