Essays about: "misery index"

Found 2 essays containing the words misery index.

1. 1. Inflation, Unemployment, and Happiness: Misery Index Weights in Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jón Sjúrður Pálsson Arge; [2022]
   Keywords : happiness economics; inflation; unemployment; misery index; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper uses micro- and macrolevel data to examine the effects of unemployment and inflation on subjective happiness in Europe. Using data on subjective happiness from the most recent survey waves of the European Social Survey (2004-2018), we find negative coefficients for both unemployment and inflation. READ MORE

3. 2. Economic Freedom, and the Effect on Misery

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Björn Katzmann; Gustav Veres; [2021-07-02]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Questions regarding whether the economy should be free or heavily regulated are relevant in the structuring of government. One might assume that the purpose of government policies should be to maximize the population’s utility and minimize misery. Therefore, it is interesting to research how economic freedom affects personal misery. READ MORE