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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010

-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens …' life satisfaction typically grows, and that those countries experiencing more rapid economic growth also tend to experience … more rapid growth in life satisfaction. These results together suggest that measured subjective well-being grows hand in …

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Inequality and happiness: When perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match

Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - 2010

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...

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The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being

van Praag, Bernard M. S.; Frijters, P.; … - 2001

Subjective Well-Being has increasingly been studied by several economists. This paper fits in that literature but takes into account that there are different aspects of life such as health, financial situation, and job. We call them domains. In this paper, we consider Subjective Well-Being as a...

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Well-being inequality and reference groups: an agenda for new research

van Praag, Bernard - 2010

In this paper it is argued that subjective well-being of the individual depends on two types of variables. The first type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables consists of the characteristics of the individuals...

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Happiness and financial satisfaction in Israel: Effects of religiosity, ethnicity, and war

van Praag, Bernard M. S.; Romanov, Dmitri; … - 2010

We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for Israeli citizens of Jewish and Arab descent. Our data set is the Israeli Social Survey (2006). We are especially interested in the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and...

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The happiness-income paradox revisited

Easterlin, Richard A.; Angelescu McVey, Laura; Switek, … - 2011

The striking thing about the happiness-income paradox is that over the long-term - usually a period of 10 y or more - happiness does not increase as a country's income rises. Heretofore the evidence for this was limited to developed countries. This article presents evidence that the long term...

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The long-term effects of the Chernobyl catastrophe on subjective well-being and mental health

Danzer, Alexander M.; Danzer, Natalia - 2011

This paper assesses the long-term subjective well-being and mental health toll of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in the general Ukrainian population and estimates the monetary differential necessary to compensate victims of the catastrophe. The analysis is based on two nationally representative...

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Does good local governance improve subjective well-being?

Cárcaba, Ana; Arrondo, Rubén; González Fidalgo, Eduardo - In: European Research on Management and Business Economics … 28 (2022) 2, pp. 1-10

The goal of this research is to examine the effects of good management of local governments on individual subjective well-being (SWB). We define three dimensions of good governance at the municipal level: accountability, government efficiency and control of corruption. We use a large survey of...

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Employee's subjective-well-being and job discretion: Designing gendered happy jobs

Bastida, Maria; Neira, Isabel; Lacalle-Calderon, Maricruz - In: European Research on Management and Business Economics … 28 (2022) 2, pp. 1-8

This paper analyses the influence of job discretion on employees' subjective well-being (SWB) from a gender-based approach. Specifically, it explores whether the level of discretion given to employees in performing their jobs influences their SWB and whether this impact differs between women and...

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Life Satisfaction, Ethnicity and Neighbourhoods: Is There an Effect of Neighbourhood Ethnic Composition on Life Satisfaction?

Platt, Lucinda; Knies, Gundi; Nandi, Alita - 2014

Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by...

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