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What do social survey data tell us about the determinants of happiness? First, that the psychologists' setpoint model is questionable. Life events in the nonpecuniary domain, such as marriage, divorce, and serious disability, have a lasting effect on happiness, and do not simply deflect the average person temporarily above or below a setpoint given by genetics and personality. Second, mainstream ...
In:
Holger Hinte, Klaus F. Zimmermann ,
Happiness, Growth, and the Life Cycle
Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press
231-247
| Richard A. Easterlin
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In:
Andrew E. Clark, Claudia Senik ,
Happiness & Economic Growth
Oxford: Oxford University Press
6-31
| Richard A. Easterlin
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In:
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
68 (2008), 3-4, 433-444
| Richard A. Easterlin, Anke C. Plagnol
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Bonn:
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA),
2006,
(IZA DP No. 2494)
| Richard A. Easterlin, Anke C. Zimmermann
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Purpose: In spite of numerous political initiatives, the proportion of self-employed women in Germany has stagnated. This paper aims to offer a new perspective on this problem. The investigation and data gathered about job and life satisfaction of women with families can provide information on the reasons for starting a business, and the low participation of women in entrepreneurial activity. Design/methodology/approach: ...
In:
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
9 (2017), 2, 171-187
| Ilona Ebbers, Alan Piper
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In:
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
12 (2001), 235-246
| Veronika V. Eberharter
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In:
Journal of Income Distribution
10 (2001), 1-2, 13-25
| Veronika V. Eberharter
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In:
Review of Social Economy
41 (2003), 4, 511-533
| Veronika V. Eberharter
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In:
Schmollers Jahrbuch (Proceedings of the 7th International Socio-Economic Panel User Conference (SOEP2006), ed. by Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Grabka, Markus M. and Kroh, Martin)
127 (2007), 1, 7-20
| Veronika V. Eberharter
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Based on longitudinal data from the Cross-National Equivalent File 1980 – 2008 (CNEF 1980 – 2008) the paper analyzes the extent and structure of the intergenerational transmission of economic (dis)advantages in Germany, the United States, and Great Britain – countries with different family role models, institutional labor market settings, and welfare state regimes. The empirical results show a high ...
In:
Schmollers Jahrbuch - Proceedings of the 9th International Socio-Economic Panel User Conference
131 (2011), 2, 287-299
| Veronika V. Eberharter