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National happiness and genetic distance : a cautious exploration

Proto, Eugenio; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2014

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Brandts, Jordi; Riedl, Arno; Winden, Frans A. A. M. van - 2004

We study the effects of competition in a context in which people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that in such an environment the very presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any payoff gains for the short side of the market. We also find that...

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The impact of worship on individual's well-being

Munir, Fozia; Awan, Ashar; Hamdani, Syed Nisar Hussain - In: Journal of advanced research in law and economics : JARLE 3 (2012) 2, pp. 21-30

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Lockdowns, loneliness and life satisfaction

Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2020

their happiness, adjusted for numerous demographic and economic variables. Satisfaction among married individuals increases …. Assuming that lockdowns constrain married people to spend time solely with their spouses, simulations show that their happiness … this inference. Simulations demonstrate clearly that, assuming lockdowns impose solitude on singles, their happiness was …

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Presidential congruence and happiness : the role of extreme political views

Jackson, Jeremy J. - In: Applied economics letters 27 (2020) 5, pp. 387-391

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Lock-downs, loneliness and life satisfaction

Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2020

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The mental health effects of retirement

Picchio, Matteo; Ours, Jan C. van - 2019

We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility age to the state pension in the Netherlands. We find that the mental effects are heterogeneous by gender and marital status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects...

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The mental health effects of retirement

Picchio, Matteo; Ours, Jan C. van - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012151993

Racial diversity, immigrants and the well-being of residents : evidence from U.S. counties

Kuroki, Masanori - 2017

This paper presents empirical evidence that racial diversity and immigrant population at the local level tend to be associated with lower life satisfaction for Whites by matching individual data with the county-level population data during the period 2005-2010. The magnitudes I find suggest that...

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Antidepressants for economists and business-school researchers : an introduction and review

Katolik, Aleksandra; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2017

The antidepressant pill is an important modern commodity. Its growing role in the world has been largely ignored by researchers in economics departments and business schools. Scholars may be unaware how many citizens and employees now take these pills. Here we review some of the social-science...

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