Altruism and the Statistical Value of Human Life for Policy and Regulation [0.03%]
利他主义和人类生命的统计价值在政策和法规中的应用
Mark C Long
Mark C Long
Policymakers use estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) in performing regulatory reviews to assess the benefits and costs of policies that affect mortality. This paper empirically estimates an adjustment to conventional VSL meas...
Public Health, Democracy, and Transition: Global Evidence and Post-Communism [0.03%]
公共卫生、民主与转型：全球证据及后共产主义分析
Zafar Nazarov,Anastassia Obydenkova
Zafar Nazarov
Democracy is generally associated with governmental accountability, better public policy choices and public health. However, there is limited evidence about how political regime transition impacts public health. We use two samples of the st...
Individuals' Financial Satisfaction and National Priority: A Global Perspective [0.03%]
个人财务满意度和国家优先事项：全球视角
Hassan F Gholipour,Reza Tajaddini,Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Hassan F Gholipour
The purpose of this study is to examine the association between financial satisfaction and individuals' preferences for various national priorities (including economic growth, national defense, freedom of speech, and having a beautiful nati...
Leonardo Becchetti,Gianluigi Conzo
Leonardo Becchetti
According to the gender life satisfaction/depression paradox women are significantly more likely to report higher levels of life satisfaction than men after controlling for all relevant socio-demographic factors, but also significantly more...
Paolo Parra Saiani,Enrico Ivaldi,Andrea Ciacci et al.
Paolo Parra Saiani et al.
Latin American societies show lower levels of political trust when compared to other regions of the world. The lack of trust in institutions can led to ineffective management of public affairs, social crises, lack of transparency, economic ...
Measuring Regional Performance in the Italian NHS: Are Disparities Decreasing? [0.03%]
意大利全民医疗保健体系中地区的绩效评估：差距在减小吗？
Silvia Bruzzi,Enrico Ivaldi,Marta Santagata
Silvia Bruzzi
Given the regional disparities that historically characterize the Italian context, in this paper we propose a framework to evaluate the regional health care systems' performance in order to contribute to the debate on the relationship betwe...
Expectations About Future Economic Prospects and Satisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from European Countries during the COVID-19 Crisis [0.03%]
欧洲国家在新冠危机期间的经济前景预期与民主满意度
Elina De Simone,Lorenzo Cicatiello,Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta et al.
Elina De Simone et al.
Recent studies highlight that economic expectations are a crucial determinant of citizens' satisfaction with democracy (SWD). This article relies on a cross-sectional analysis of European survey data collected in the aftermath of COVID-19 d...
Effect of COVID-19 on Household Food Insecurity and Poverty: Evidence from Ghana [0.03%]
COVID-19对家庭粮食不安全和贫困的影响——来自加纳的证据
Chei Bukari,Millicent Abigail Aning-Agyei,Christian Kyeremeh et al.
Chei Bukari et al.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its heavy toll on the global community and humanity, a fierce debate on the pandemic and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) performance nexus has emerged. While the literature on this subject remains...
Marc Oliver Rieger,Mei Wang
Marc Oliver Rieger
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic puts countries and their governments in an unprecedented situation. Strong countermeasures have been implemented in most places, but how much do people trust their governments in handling this crisis? Using d...
Carlo Michael Knotz,Mia Katharina Gandenberger,Flavia Fossati et al.
Carlo Michael Knotz et al.
Many important societal debates revolve around questions of deservingness, especially when it comes to debates related to inequality and social protection. It is therefore unsurprising that a growing body of research spanning the social and...