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Building a Better Theory of Well-Being
Easterlin, Richard A. - 2003
goals, such as family life and health, and reduces well-being. There is need to devise policies that will yield better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261920
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context
Barr, Abigail; Clark, David - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2007
also at educational and health aspirations.  Like earlier studies we find that income aspirations increase with both the …Econometric analyses of European datasets suggest that income aspirations increase with current income.  This finding … is consistent with the adaptation hypothesis - the notion that individual aspirations adjust to reflect personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004220
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context
Barr, Abigail; Clark, David - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2007
educational and health aspirations. Like earlier studies we find that income aspirations increase with both the individual’s own …Econometric analyses of European datasets suggest that income aspirations increase with current income. This finding is … consistent with the adaptation hypothesis - the notion that individual aspirations adjust to reflect personal circumstances and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642383
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Gender differences in life satisfaction and social participation
Humpert, Stephan - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 3, pp. 123-142
The paper deals with the effects of social participation activities on life satisfaction. Using the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) for 2010, marginal effects of binary probit estimations on life satisfaction are presented. Strong gender differences are observable. While sport, welfare or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010346726
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Building a Better Theory of Well-Being
Easterlin, Richard A. - 2021
goals, such as family life and health, and reduces well-being. There is need to devise policies that will yield better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320008
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Testing Theories of Happiness
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
understanding of utility in economics. Here, we study the introduction of income aspirations in individuals’ utility functions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627769
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Occupational Status and Individual Subjective Well-Being in Italy
Ponzo, Michela - In: QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria (2011) 3
This study investigates the determinants of individual subjective well-being in Italy using the 2004, 2006 and 2008 waves of the Bank of Italy Survey on Household Income and Wealth (Shiw). For Italy empirical analysis confirms the previous evidence provided in the literature on happiness. Among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357647
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Gender Differences in Life Satisfaction and Social Participation
Humpert, Stephan - In: International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences … 6 (2013) 3, pp. 123-142
The paper deals with the effects of social participation activities on life satisfaction. Using the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) for 2010, marginal effects of binary probit estimations on life satisfaction are presented. Strong gender differences are observable. While sport, welfare or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200104
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Gender Differences in Life Satisfaction and Social Participation
Humpert, Stephan - 2013
memberships of political, welfare, health or more leisure time orientated groups. These activities have different impacts on male …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010858061
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Gender Differences in Life Satisfaction and Social Participation
Humpert, Stephan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
memberships of political, welfare, health or more leisure time orientated groups. These activities have different impacts on male …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111713