As economic inequality continues to rise, there is increased concern about both the
consequences of inequality and what can be done to reverse this trend. In the present …

In this volume, the authors explain the reasons why subjective indicators of well-being are
needed. They describe how these indicators can offer useful input and provide examples of …

High unemployment rates entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of
reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic …

В статье рассматривается такой феномен, как удовлетворенность жизнью. Автор,
опираясь на материалы ESS, анализирует факторы, определяющие …

Since the emergence of the field over five decades ago, the subjective well-being (SWB; eg
self-reported happiness or life satisfaction) literature has progressed rapidly. This overview …

In terms of well‐being, how costly is inflation? To answer this question, empirical evaluations
have typically studied average inflation rates at the national level, thus disregarding the role …

Previous empirical research has found a positive impact of education on happiness, on
regional and worldwide scale. In this paper I analyze the effect of absolute income on …

We examine the effects of the 2008 economic crisis on the reported subjective well-being
(SWB) of nationally representative samples in 36 mainly European countries between 2002 …

Measures of subjective well-being have gained substantial attention in economics as
quantitative approximations of individual welfare. They allow researchers to study relevant …

We use German panel data to examine how fixed-term employment affects utility derived
from working. In contrast to previous research, we present evidence that working on a …