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Fleurbaey, Marc; Schwandt, Hannes - 2015

best contender as the "maximand" in the contest, before the ladder‐of‐life question and felt happiness. Among the other …

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

Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2010 - Version March 3, 2010

consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness … reference groups in SWB-models. In this paper we employ the reference-extended model for incorporating in happiness studies the … concept of inequality in happiness or SWB. Finally, we plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up …

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Relative income and life satisfaction of Turkish immigrants : the impact of a collectivistic culture

Dumludag, Devrim; Gokdemir, Ozge; Vendrik, Maarten C. - 2015

This study examines the effects of social comparison with a wide range of reference groups on the life satisfaction of Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands. For two sets of ethnic and life-domain reference groups, results are obtained that deviate from the findings of recent studies and that...

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The productive and happy agent : performance and positive emotions at call centres

Garcia, Danilo; Rapp Ricciardi, Max; Archer, Trevor - In: International journal of happiness and development 2 (2015) 1, pp. 84-90

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Happiness in ASEAN member states

Yuen, Wai-kee; Chu, Wan-ling - In: International journal of happiness and development 2 (2015) 1, pp. 69-83

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Happiness in the United Arab Emirates : conceptualisations of happiness among Emirati and other Arab students

D'raven, Louise Lambert; Pasha-Zaidi, Nausheen - In: International journal of happiness and development 2 (2015) 1, pp. 1-21

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Competition and well-being

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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Does consuming more make you happier? : evidence from Chinese panel data

Wang, Haining; Cheng, Zhiming; Smyth, Russell - 2015

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National well-being policy and a weighted approach to human feelings

O'Donnell, Gus; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2015 - Forthcoming in: Ecological Economics

traditional economic measures, some nations have begun to collect information on citizens' happiness, life satisfaction, and other …

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The most miserable and the most blissful individuals in Brazil

Golgher, André Braz; Coutinho, Raquel Zanatta - 2014

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