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142 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11099
The Relationship between Status and Happiness: Evidence from the Caste System in Rural India
Bert van Landeghem, Anneleen Vandeplas
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11043
Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?
Shuai Chen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Demography, 2018, 55 (6), 2299-2320.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10962
The Effect of Job Displacement on Subjective Well-being
Younghwan Song
published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2018, 52 (13), 1-13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10908
'Fair' Welfare Comparisons with Heterogeneous Tastes: Subjective versus Revealed Preferences
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier B. Bargain, Xavier Jara
published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2020, 55, 51 - 8
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10907
Back to Bentham, Should We? Large-Scale Comparison of Experienced versus Decision Utility
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier B. Bargain, Xavier Jara
published as 'Experienced versus decision utility: large-scale comparison for income-leisure preferences' in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2023, 125 (4), 823 - 859
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10774
Sometimes Your Best Just Ain't Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Well-Being Efficiency
Milena Nikolova, Olga Popova
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, 21(1), 83-114
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10693
The City as a Self-Help Book: The Psychology of Urban Promises
Rodrigo V. Cardoso, Evert J. Meijers, Maarten van Ham, Martijn J. Burger, Duco de Vos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10452
The Great Recession and Life Satisfaction: The Unique Decline for Americans Approaching Retirement Age
John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Amanda Cabacungan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10155
Income Inequality and Well-Being in the U.S.: Evidence of Geographic-Scale- and Measure-Dependence
John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Carol Lee Graham
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10088
Happiness and Development
Milena Nikolova
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9934
Local Neighbors as Positives, Regional Neighbors as Negatives: Competing Channels in the Relationship between Others' Income, Health, and Happiness
John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Carol Lee Graham
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9811
Energy Boom and Gloom? Local Effects of Oil and Natural Gas Drilling on Subjective Well-Being
Karen Maguire, John V. Winters
published in: Growth and Change, 2017, 48 (4), 590-610
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9726
Ethnic Diversity and Well-Being
Alpaslan Akay, Amelie F. Constant, Corrado Giulietti, Martin Guzi
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30 (1), 265-306
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9676
Paradox Lost?
Richard A. Easterlin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9636
Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania
Milena Nikolova, Boris Nikolaev
published in: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, 18, 1593 - 1623
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9484
Minding the Happiness Gap: Political Institutions and Perceived Quality of Life in Transition
Milena Nikolova
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 45 (Suppl.), 129 - 148
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9451
Hukou Changes and Subjective Well-Being
Massimiliano Tani
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2017, 132 (1), 47-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9400
Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water and Mental Health
Shyamal Chowdhury, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus, Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9397
Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China
Wang-Sheng Lee, Zhong Zhao
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2017, 132 (1), 117-136
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9396
A Cross-State Comparison of Measures of Subjective Well-Being
Younghwan Song
published in: International Journal of Wellbeing, 2017, 7 (1), 65-83
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