Happiness, growth, and public policy

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Easterlin, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870415168     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00505.x     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Arrow, K. J., and P. S. Dasgupta. "Conspicuous Consumption, Inconspicuous Leisure." Economic Journal, 119, 2009, F497-516.
2. Aspalter, C. Pension Coverage and Demographic Aging. Manila, Philippines: International Social Security Association, Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific, 2009.
3. Blanchflower, D. G., and A. J. Oswald. "Well-Being Over Time in Britain and the USA." Journal of Public Economics, 88, 2004, 1359-86.
4. Bok, D. The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being. Princeton: NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010.
5. Brainerd, E., and D. M. Cutler. "Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19(1), 2005, 107-30.
6. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Blue Book of China's Society: Society of China Analysis and Forecast. Beijing, China: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2011. (in Chinese).
7. Clark, A. E., Y. Georgellis, and P. Sanfey. "Scarring: The Psychological Impact of Past Unemployment." Economica, 68, 2001, 221-41.
8. Clark A. E., P. Frijters, and M. A. Shields. "Relative Income, Happiness, and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles." Journal of Economic Literature, 46(1), 2008, 95-144.
9. Cutler, D., A. Deaton, and A. Lleras-Muney. "The Determinants of Mortality." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20(3), 2006, 97-120.
10. Deaton, A. "Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(2), 2008, 53-72.
11. DiTella, R., R. J. MacCulloch, and A. J. Oswald. "Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness." American Economic Review, 91(1), 2001, 335-41.
12. DiTella, R., R. J. MacCulloch, and A. J. Oswald. "The Macro-Economics of Happiness." Review of Economics and Statistics, 85(4), 2003, 809-27.
13. Easterlin, R. A. "Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?" in Nations and Households in Economic Growth: Essays in Honour of Moses Abramovitz, edited by P. A. David and M. S. Reder. New York: Academic Press, 1974, 89-125.
14. Easterlin, R. A. "How Beneficent Is the Market? A Look at the Modern History of Mortality." European Review of Economic History, 3(3), 1999, 257-94.
15. Easterlin, R. A. Happiness, Growth, and the Life Cycle, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
16. Easterlin, R. A. Forthcoming. "Cross Sections Are History." Population and Development Review, 2013a.
17. Easterlin, R. A. Forthcoming. "Life Satisfaction of Rich and Poor under Socialism and Capitalism." International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2013b.
18. Easterlin, R. A., and A. C. Plagnol. "Life Satisfaction and Economic Conditions in East and West Germany Pre- and Post-Unification." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 68, 2008, 433-44.
19. Easterlin, R. A., and O. Sawangfa. "Happiness and Economic Growth: Does the Cross Section Predict Time Trends? Evidence from Developing Countries, " in International Differences in Well-Being, edited by E. Diener, J. F. Helliwell, and D. Kahneman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, 166-216.
20. Easterlin, R. A., L. V. McVey, M. Switek, O. Sawangfa, and J. S. Zweig. "The Happiness-Income Paradox Revisited." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(52), 2010, 22463-68.
21. Easterlin, R. A., R. Morgan, M. Switek, and F. Wang. "China's Life Satisfaction, 1990-2010." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(25), 2012, 9775-80.
22. Economic Commission for Europe. Economic Survey of Europe, No. 1. New York and Geneva: United Nations, 2003.
23. Esping-Andersen, G. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990.
24. European Foundation. European Quality of Life Survey 2007. Accessed January 2012. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/qualityoflife/eqls/2007/index.htm. 2007
25. Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Online DatenBank. Accessed January 2012. https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/data.
26. Flavin, P., A. C. Pacek, and B. Radcliff. "State Intervention and Subjective Well-Being in Advanced Industrial Democracies." Politics and Policy, 39(2), 2011, 251-69.
27. Frey, B. S., and A. Stutzer. Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Well-Being. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
28. Fuchs, V. How We Live. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1983.
29. Guriev, S., and E. Zhuravskaya. "(Un)happiness in Transition." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(2), 2009, 143-68.
30. Haisken-DeNew, P., and J. R. Frick. Desktop Companion to the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), Version 8.0 DIW. Berlin, Germany: German Institute for Economic Research, 2005.
31. Helliwell, J., R. Layard, and J. Sachs. World Happiness Report. New York: United Nations, 2012.
32. Heston, A., R. Summers, and B. Aten. Penn World Table Version 7.0. Center for International Comparisons of Production, Income and Prices at the University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
33. Holzmann, R. Global Pension Systems and Their Reform: Worldwide Drivers, Trends, and Challenges. Washington D.C.: World Bank, Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper Series No. 1213, 2012.
34. ILO. Labor Statistics Database. Accessed July 2012. http://laborsta.ilo.org.
35. Inglehart, R. F. "Globalization and Postmodern Values." The Washington Quarterly, 23(1), 2002, 215-28.
36. Kassenboehmer, S. C., and J. P. Haisken-DeNew. "You're Fired! The Causal Negative Effect of Entry Unemployment on Life Satisfaction." The Economic Journal, 119, 2009, 448-62.
37. Knight, J., and L. Song. Towards a Labour Market in China. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
38. Knight, J., and J. J. Xue. "How High Is Urban Unemployment in China?" Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 4(2), 2006, 91-107.
39. Kudo, A. Public Employment Services and Activation Policies. Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper Series No. 1215. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2012.
40. Lumley, R. "Labour Markets and Employment Relations in Transition: The Case of German Unification." Employee Relations, 17, 1995, 24-37.
41. McCloskey, D. M. "The Rhetoric of Economics." Journal of Economic Literature, 21(2), 1983, 481-517.
42. OECD. China in the 2010s: Rebalancing Growth and Strengthening Social Safety Nets. Beijing, China: OECD, 2010a.
43. OECD.. OECD Economic Surveys: China, Vol. 2010/6. Beijing: OECD, 2010b.
44. PEW Research Center. "Global Attitudes Project (Summer 2002, May 2005, Spring 2007, and Spring 2010 surveys)." 2011. Accessed October 17, 2011. http://www.pewglobal.org/category/datasets/.
45. Pigou, A. C. The Economics of Welfare. London, UK: Macmillan, 1932.
46. Pritchett, L., and L. H. Summers. "Wealthier Is Healthier." Journal of Human Resources, 31(4), 1996, 841-68.
47. Rofman, R. Social Security Coverage in Latin America. Social Protection Discussion Paper Series No. 0253. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Social Protection Unit, 2005.
48. Sacks, D. W., B. Stevenson, and J. Wolfers. "Subjective Well-being, Income, Economic Development, and Growth, " in ... and the Pursuit of Happiness: Well-Being and the Role of Government, edited by P. Booth. London, UK: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2012, 59-97.
49. Scruggs, L. Welfare State Entitlement Data Set: A Comparative Institutional Analysis of 18 Welfare States, Version 1.1 (June1, 2005). 2004.
50. Scruggs, L. "The Generosity of Social Insurance, 1971-2002." Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 22(3), 2006, 349-64.
51. Stevenson, B., and J. Wolfers. "Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Spring, 2008, 1-87.
52. Stiglitz, J. E., A. Sen, and J. P. Fitoussi. Report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. 2008. Accessed April 2009. http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr.
53. Tzannatos, Z. S., S. Roddis. Unemployment Benefits. Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper Series No. 9813. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1998.
54. United Nations. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2002. New York: United Nations, 2002.
55. United Nations.. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003. New York: United Nations, 2003.
56. Veenhoven, R. "Is Happiness Relative?" Social Indicators Research, 24, 1991, 1-34.
57. Vodopivec, M., and M. H. Tong. China: Improving Unemployment Insurance. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2008.
58. Winkelmann, L., and R. Winkelmann. "Why Are the Unemployed So Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data." Economica, 65, 1998, 1-15.
59. World Bank. China's Modernizing Labor Market: Trends and Emerging Challenges. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2007.
60. World Bank. World Development Indicators. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Accessed October 2012. http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators.
61. Xu, C. G. "The Fundamental Institutions of China's Reforms and Development." Journal of Economic Literature, 49(4), 2011, 1076-151.