Essays about: "misery index"
Found 2 essays containing the words misery index.
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1. Inflation, Unemployment, and Happiness: Misery Index Weights in Europe
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. Economic Freedom, and the Effect on Misery
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : 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