The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … vitiates the otherwise positive effect of own-income growth on happiness. Critics of the Paradox mistakenly present the …

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … vitiates the otherwise positive effect of own-income growth on happiness. Critics of the Paradox mistakenly present the …

unemployment rate). We find that the satisfaction of unemployed people (relative to employed people) is lower when the unemployment … regarding the happiness scores. Our results do not support the “social norm of unemployment” hypothesis that states that the …

. These data provide information on citizens' happiness, levels of customer satisfaction, employees' satisfaction, mental …

German mothers experience decreasing life satisfaction. …

pronounced for male unemployed in west Germany. The effect is driven by income and income satisfaction, but not by the …Since the labor market reforms around 2005, known as the Hartz reforms, Germany has experienced declining unemployment … rates. However, little is known about the reforms' effect on individual life satisfaction of unemployed workers. This study …

children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR … positive parental leave effects on life satisfaction. We also analyze whether the increase in life satisfaction is driven by a … in life satisfaction might be partially explained by personality development for individuals from low socioeconomic …

children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR … positive parental leave effects on life satisfaction. We also analyze whether the increase in life satisfaction is driven by a … in life satisfaction might be partially explained by personality development for individuals from low socioeconomic …

To analyze well-being effects of minimum wages, the introduction of a minimum wage in Germany in 2015 is used as a …, job, and pay satisfaction between those who are affected by the reform according to their pre-intervention wages and those … satisfaction by 0.10 standard deviations (0.15 points on a ten-point Likert scale). Positive effects last at least until one year …