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Longitudinal evidence for a midlife nadir in human well-being : results from four data sets
Cheng, Terence Chai; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Oswald, … - 2014
There is a large amount of cross-sectional evidence for a midlife low in the life cycle of human happiness and well-being (a "U shape"). Yet no genuinely longitudinal inquiry has uncovered evidence for a U-shaped pattern. Thus some researchers believe the U is a statistical artefact. We...
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Longitudinal evidence for a midlife nadir in human well-being : results from four data sets
Chenga, Terence C.; Powdthaveea, Nattavudh; Oswald, … - 2014
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Longitudinal evidence for a midlife nadir in human well-being : results from four data sets
Cheng, Terence Chai; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Oswald, … - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 127 (2017) 599, pp. 126-142
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Individual and societal wisdom : explaining the paradox of human aging and high well-being
Jeste, Dilip V.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2014
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Individual and societal wisdom : explaining the paradox of human aging and high well-being
Jeste, Dilip V.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010417253
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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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Measuring progress
O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2022
Societal progress is characterized primarily as an improvement in the distribution of wellbeing; however, a small set of additional variables are also necessary. Social indicators based on objective measures are inherently limited by the subjective assessments necessary of "experts" to select...
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What (if anything) do satisfaction scores tell us about the intertemporal change in living conditions?
Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - 2010
This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …
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Are more equal societies happier? : subjective well-being, income inequality, and redistribution
Hajdu, Tamás; Hajdu, Gábor - 2013
Using four waves of the European Social Survey, we analyze the association of income inequality and redistribution with subjective well-being. Our results provide evidence that people in Europe are negatively affected by income inequality, while reduction of inequality has a positive effect on...
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Reduction of income inequality and subjective well-being in Europe
Hajdu, Tamás; Hajdu, Gábor - 2014
Using four waves of the European Social Survey (179,273 individuals from 29 countries) the authors analyze the association of reduction of income inequality (redistribution) with subjective wellbeing. Their results provide evidence that people in Europe are negatively affected by income...
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