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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
Sorting of people on the labor market not only assures the most productive use of valuable skills but also generates individual utility gains if people experience an optimal match between job characteristics and their preferences. Based on individual data on subjective well-being it is possible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003469877
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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2007 - This version: February 10, 2007
Sorting of people on the labor market not only assures the most productive use of valuable skills but also generates individual utility gains if people experience an optimal match between job characteristics and their preferences. Based on individual data on subjective well-being it is possible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630450
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Testing the Easterlin hypothesis with panel data : the dynamic relationship between life satisfaction and economic growth in Germany and in the UK ; conference paper
Pfaff, Tobias; Hirata, Johannes - 2013 - This version: February, 2013
Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … a) long-term panel data and estimation with individual fixed effects, b) regional GDP per capita with a higher variation …. Using long-term panel data for Germany and the United Kingdom, we do not find robust evidence for a relationship between GDP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338942
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Olympic Games and democracy
Dörr, Leo; Leppert, Elias; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2024 - Version: July 2024
We analyze whether the Olympic Games contribute to a process of democratization in the awarded country, as postulated in the cases of the 2008 and 2014 Olympics, controlling for endogeneity issues that may arise if the decision to award host status by the International Olympic Committee is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014583861
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Mega-Events and Sectoral Employment : The Case of the 1996 Olympic Games
Feddersen, Arne - 2011
This paper contributes to the analysis of large sporting events using highly disaggregated data. We use the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, which are also outstanding as one of the very few large sporting events where ex post academic analysis found significant positive effects. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123504
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Mega-Events and Sectoral Employment : The Case of the 1996 Olympic Games
Feddersen, Arne - 2017
This paper contributes to the analysis of large sporting events using highly disaggregated data. We use the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, which are also outstanding as one of the very few large sporting events where ex post academic analysis found significant positive effects. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955531
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Mega-Events and Sectoral Employment : The Case of the 1996 Olympic Games
Feddersen, Arne - 2017
Using the data of the 1996 Olympic Games, this paper analyzes the economic impact of a mega-sporting event. Earlier studies are extended in several ways. First, monthly rather than quarterly data are employed. Second, the impact is analyzed for 16 different sectors. Third, we use a nonparametric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956123
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The economic effects of the mega sport events on tourism in the BRICS countries case
Pop, Iuliana; Kanovici, Adrian; Ghic, Graţiela; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016), pp. 960-975
mega sport events, such as the Summer and Winter Olympics or the World Championships in different sports. For the … economic development, being used after the sport events conclusion. Considering the available data from the World Bank and the … World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the authors make a quantitative investigation regarding the impact of the mega sport …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011833676
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Regional income inequality lowers life satisfaction : evidence from OECD countries ; conference paper
Kalenborn, Christine; Lessmann, Christian - 2014 - This version: February 2014
This paper analyzes the e ffect of regional income inequality within countries on individual life satisfaction. We use … data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the European Values Survey (EVS) containing approximately 97,000 observations … that higher regional income inequality leads to lower life satisfaction in OECD countries. In non-OECD countries, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489285
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International competition intensified : job satisfaction sacrificed?
Dluhosch, Barbara; Horgos, Daniel - 2016
globalization's impact on SWB has been surprisingly under-researched. This applies in particular to job satisfaction, including of … capable of capturing job satisfaction in conjunction with the income and distributional effects of offshoring. Contrary to a … regression model that combines information on offshoring and job satisfaction, lends support to our theoretical explanations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011488441