In explaining individual behavior in politics, economists should rely on the same
motivational assumptions they use to explain behavior in the market: that is what Political …

" The Global South is relatively neglected in research about our" compartmentalised world".
The volume of publications on inequality has increased five-fold since 1992, but many of …

Africa's hitherto negative image is now being rapidly replaced by a new persona:'Africa on
the rise'. Developed mainly from Africa's growth experience, this re-imaging of Africa has …

As a result of the disenchantment with traditional income-based measures of welfare,
alternative welfare measures have gained increasing attention in recent years. Two of the …

This article contributes to knowledge regarding determinants of happiness by examining the
independent role played by having discretion over one's working time, using data pooled …

The paper deals with impulsive consumption and highlights the roles that two aspects of
reflexive thought (namely self-control and self-image motives) play in intertemporal …

This study aims at exploring the problem of the readiness and competence of new teachers
to teach in primary schools. This study specifically focuses on identifying the readiness of …

Psychological measures are gaining recognition as important determinants of labor
performance. This paper demonstrates that people reporting greater subjective well‐being …

Crisis narratives and populist representations of the woes of Africa abound. Civil society
organisations do not always help, as their activities continue to sustain a particularly …

Employing data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, this
paper examines the level, determinants and distribution of self-reported life satisfaction, as …