Essays about: "Jón Sjúrður Pálsson Arge"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jón Sjúrður Pálsson Arge.

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. The Negative Externality of Peer Group Income: Evidence from Three Developed Economies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jón Sjúrður Pálsson Arge; [2021]
   Keywords : happiness economics; social comparison; peer group income; Easterlin Paradox; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of peer group household income on happiness in three developed economies: the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where we define peer groups by age, gender, and education. Using the most recent panel waves from the General Social Survey (GSS) and the European Social Survey (ESS), we find comparable results from all three countries, namely a negative coefficient of peer group household income that is statistically not different in absolute magnitude from the coefficient of the respondent’s own household income. READ MORE