This study is an investigation into relative overeducation and life satisfaction using British longitudinal data. The focus is on young people rather than the whole of the life cycle, an arguably more homogenous group. Such a focus means that the overeducation variable does not simply capture...

This paper tests whether there are wider considerations for undertaking than just income enhancements and improved working conditions. Hence, the investigation here is to ascertain whether there is a happiness premium to education over and above any human capital benefits? A novel feature of the...

This study investigates in three steps whether there is an association between happiness and living in one of Europe’s capital cities. Making use of the European Social Survey, the first step is a raw unadjusted correlation assessment which finds a negative and statistically significant effect...

Geschlechterungleichheit lässt sich aus dem Blickwinkel von selbstbewerteter Lebenszufriedenheit über den gesamten standardisierten Lebenslauf betrachten. Die abgefragte Lebenszufriedenheit ist ein mittlerweile gut verstandenes, oft verwendetes Konzept und wird hier als Output-Maßstab...