Fostering and measuring skills: Improving cognitive and non-cognitive skills to promote lifetime success
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
Multimorbidity in chronic disease: impact on health care resources and costs
SM McPhail - Risk management and healthcare policy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Effective and resource-efficient long-term management of multimorbidity is one of the
greatest health-related challenges facing patients, health professionals, and society more …
greatest health-related challenges facing patients, health professionals, and society more …
Fostering and measuring skills: Interventions that improve character and cognition
JJ Heckman, T Kautz - 2013 - nber.org
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
[HTML][HTML] In BMI we trust: reframing the body mass index as a measure of health
I Gutin - Social theory & health: STH, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent work in medical sociology has provided critical insights into distinguishing between
obesity as a condition with severe individual-and population-level health consequences …
obesity as a condition with severe individual-and population-level health consequences …
The anatomy of subjective well-being
BMS Van Praag, P Frijters… - Journal of economic …, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the literature on subjective well-being (SWB) by taking into account
different aspects of life, called domains, such as health, financial situation, job, leisure …
different aspects of life, called domains, such as health, financial situation, job, leisure …
Enhancing the validity and cross-cultural comparability of measurement in survey research
We address two long-standing survey research problems: measuring complicated concepts,
such as political freedom and efficacy, that researchers define best with reference to …
such as political freedom and efficacy, that researchers define best with reference to …
Swedish experience-based value sets for EQ-5D health states
K Burström, S Sun, UG Gerdtham, M Henriksson… - Quality of Life …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Purpose To estimate Swedish experience-based value sets for EQ-5D health states
using general population health survey data. Methods Approximately 45,000 individuals …
using general population health survey data. Methods Approximately 45,000 individuals …
[图书][B] Happiness quantified: A satisfaction calculus approach
B Van Praag, A Ferrer-i-Carbonell - 2007 - books.google.com
How do we measure happiness? Focusing on subjective measures as a proxy for welfare
and well-being, this book finds ways to do that. Subjective measures have been used by …
and well-being, this book finds ways to do that. Subjective measures have been used by …
Determinants of demand for green products: An application to eco-label demand for fish in Europe
In this paper, we confront the theoretical motivations of the consumption of eco-friendly
products and the factors influencing the European perceptions regarding the fact that “fish …
products and the factors influencing the European perceptions regarding the fact that “fish …
Does happiness adapt? A longitudinal study of disability with implications for economists and judges
AJ Oswald, N Powdthavee - Journal of public economics, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper is an empirical study of partial hedonic adaptation. It provides longitudinal
evidence that people who become disabled go on to exhibit considerable recovery in mental …
evidence that people who become disabled go on to exhibit considerable recovery in mental …