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CEP discussion paper
Take the highway? Paved roads and well-being in Africa Andrew E. Clark, Conchita D'Ambrosio and Elodie Djemaï
April 2021
Paper No' CEPDP1761:
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JEL Classification: D63; I32; O18

Tags: roads; subjective well-being; basic needs; material deprivation; africa

CentrePiece article
In brief...The long-term effects of financial distress in childhood Marta Barazzetta, Andrew Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio
November 2019
Paper No' CEPCP565:
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CentrePiece 24 (3) Autumn 2019

JEL Classification: I31; I32; D60

Tags: income; financial problems; child outcomes; subjective well-being; behaviour; education; alspac

This article summarises 'Childhood Circumstances and Young Adulthood Outcomes: The Role of Mothers' Financial Problems' by Andrew Clark, Conchita D’Ambrosio and Marta Barazzetta, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1609

CEP discussion paper
Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data Paul Dolan, Georgios Kavetsos, Christian Krekel, Dimitris Mavridis, Robert Metcalfe, Claudia Senik, Stefan Szymanski and Nicolas R. Ziebarth August 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1643:
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JEL Classification: I30; I31; I38; L83; Z20; Z28

Tags: subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness; intangible effects; olympic games; sport events; quasi-natural experiment

CEP discussion paper
Childhood circumstances and young adulthood outcomes: the role of mothers' financial problems Marta Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio March 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1609:
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JEL Classification: I31; I32; D60

Tags: income; financial problems; child outcomes; subjective well-being; behaviour; education; alspac

CEP discussion paper
The effect of the Brexit referendum result on subjective well-being Georgios Kavetsos, Ichiro Kawachi, Ilias Kyriopoulos and Sotiris Vandoros December 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1586:
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JEL Classification: D72; I30; I31; I38

Tags: subjective well-being; happiness; brexit; referendum; election

Journal article
Four decades of the economics of happiness: Where next? Andrew E. Clark
April 2018
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Tags: economics; subjective well-being; wellbeing

Journal article
Unfairness at work: Well-being and quits Marta Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio
April 2018
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Tags: fair income; quits; soep; subjective well-being;

CentrePiece article
Superstar houses and the American mortgage frenzy Clement Bellet
March 2017
Paper No' CEPCP498:
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CentrePiece 22 (1) Spring 2017

JEL Classification: D01; D03; I30; R20

Tags: inequality; social preferences; subjective well-being; housing; household debt

CEP discussion paper
The paradox of the Joneses: superstar houses and mortgage frenzy in suburban America Clement Bellet
January 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1462:
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JEL Classification: D01; D03; I30; R20

Tags: inequality; social preferences; subjective well-being; housing; household debt

CEP discussion paper
Models of affective decision-making: how do feelings predict choice? Caroline J. Charpentier, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Jonathan P. Roiser and Tali Sharot February 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1408:
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JEL Classification: D01; D03; D81

Tags: decision-making; feelings; subjective well-being; value; utility; prospect theory

CEP discussion paper
Do people seek to maximize their subjective well-being? Marc Fleurbaey and Hannes Schwandt
November 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1391:
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JEL Classification: D03; D60

Tags: subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness; life goals; utility

CEP discussion paper
Consumption smoothing and the welfare cost of uncertainty Yonas Alem and Jonathan Colmer
August 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1369:
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JEL Classification: I31; O13; Q12; Q56

Tags: income uncertainty; consumption smoothing; subjective well-being; anticipatory utility; rainfall variability

CEP discussion paper
Would you choose to be happy? Tradeoffs between happiness and the other dimensions of life in a large population survey Matthew D. Adler, Paul Dolan and Georgios Kavetsos August 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1366:
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JEL Classification: D6; H00; I00; I31

Tags: happiness; subjective well-being; preferences

Journal article
Happy talk: mode of administration effects on subjective well-being Paul Dolan and Georgios Kavetsos
May 2015
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Tags: wellbeing; subjective well-being; happiness; survey mode

CEP discussion paper
Is happiness a predictor of election results? George Ward
April 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1343:
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JEL Classification: I31; D72

Tags: subjective well-being; political agency; elections

CentrePiece article
In brief: Business cycle blues Femke De Keulenaer, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Georgios Kavetsos, Michael I. Norton, Bert Van Landeghem and George W. Ward January 2015
Paper No' CEPCP440:
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CentrePiece 19 (3) Winter 2015

JEL Classification: D03; O11; D69; I39

Tags: economic growth; business cycles; subjective well-being; loss aversion

This article summarises ‘Individual Experience of Positive and Negative Growth is Asymmetric: Evidence from Subjective Wellbeing Data’ by Jan Emmanuel De Neve, George Ward, Femke De Keulenaer, Bert Van Landeghem, Georgios Kavetsos and Michael Norton, CEP Discussion Paper No.1304, October 2014.

CEP discussion paper
Adaptation to Poverty in Long-Run Panel Data Andrew E. Clark, Conchita D'Ambrosio and Simone Ghislandi
November 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1315:
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JEL Classification: I31; D60

Tags: income; poverty; subjective well-being; adaptation; soep

CEP discussion paper
The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-Being Data Femke De Keulenaer, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Georgios Kavetsos, Michael I. Norton, Bert Van Landeghem and George W. Ward October 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1304:
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JEL Classification: D03; O11; D69; I39

Tags: economic growth; business cycles; subjective well-being

CEP occasional paper
Money, Well-being and Loss Aversion: Does an Income Loss Have a Greater Effect on Well-being than an Equivalent Income Gain? Christopher J. Boyce, Alex M. Wood, James Banks, Andrew E. Clark and Gordon D.A. Brown January 2014
Paper No' CEPOP39:
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JEL Classification: D03; D31; I31

Tags: loss aversion; money; income; subjective well-being

CEP discussion paper
Molecular Genetics and Subjective Well-Being Meike Bartels, Daniel J. Benjamin, David Cesarini, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Magnus Johannesson, Philipp D. Koellinger, Robert F. Krueger, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Cornelius A. Rietveld and Henning Tiemeier June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1225:
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JEL Classification: D03; D60

Tags: subjective well-being; heritability; genetics; greml

CEP discussion paper
Smoking, Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Smoking Bans Abel Brodeur
April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1202:
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JEL Classification: D62; H51; I18; I38

Tags: adaptation; addiction; smoking policies; subjective well-being; time-inconsistency

CEP discussion paper
Happy Talk: mode of administration effects on subjective well-being Paul Dolan and Georgios Kavetsos
July 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1159:
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JEL Classification: D60; I3; Z18

Tags: subjective well-being; happiness; survey mode; wellbeing

CEP discussion paper
Happiness as a Driver of Risk-Avoiding Behavior Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Robert J. B. Goudie, Sach Mukherjee, Andrew J. Oswald and Stephen Wu February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1126:
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Tags: subjective well-being; risky behaviors; effects of well-being; rational carelessness

This paper has been published as:
Happiness as a driver of risk-avoiding behaviour: Theory and an empirical study of seatbelt wearing and automobile accidents, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Robert J. B. Goudie, Sach Mukherjee, Andrew J. Oswald, Stephen Wu, Economica, Volume 81, Issue 324, October 2014

CEP discussion paper
A Step towards Valuing Utility the Marginal and Cardinal Way Paul Dolan, Daniel Fujiwara and Robert Metcalfe
July 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1062:
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JEL Classification: A10; D6; D61; H41; I31

Tags: subjective well-being; utility; happiness; multicollinearity; income; non-market goods

CEP discussion paper
Comparing Willingness-to-Pay and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Non-Market Goods Paul Dolan and Robert Metcalfe
October 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0890:
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JEL Classification: D61; D62; H23; Q51; C21

Tags: willingness to pay; preferences; life satisfaction; subjective well-being; nonmarket goods

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