Jeroen Klomp,Jakob de Haan
Jeroen Klomp
We examine the relationship between different dimensions of the political regime in place and human capital using a two-step structural equation model. In the first step, we employ factor analysis on 16 human capital indicators to construct...
Capabilities and Choices: Do They Make Sen'se for Understanding Objective and Subjective Well-Being? An Empirical Test of Sen's Capability Framework on German and British Panel Data [0.03%]
能力与选择:它们能帮助我们理解森的能力理论在客观和主观幸福感中所起的作用吗?基于德国和英国的纵向数据分析框架进行实证检验
Ruud Muffels,Bruce Headey
Ruud Muffels
In Sen's Capability Approach (CA) well-being can be defined as the freedom of choice to achieve the things in life which one has reason to value most for his or her personal life. Capabilities are in Sen's vocabulary therefore the real free...
Popular Criteria for the Welfare Deservingness of Disability Pensioners: The Influence of Structural and Cultural Factors [0.03%]
残疾人养老金领取者的福利诉求流行标准:结构和文化因素的影响
Marjolein Jeene,Wim van Oorschot,Wilfred Uunk
Marjolein Jeene
Research has shown that several criteria underlie people's opinions about the welfare deservingness of benefit recipients. However, it remains unknown which factors are associated with the emphasis that people place on such criteria. Using ...
Flourishing Across Europe: Application of a New Conceptual Framework for Defining Well-Being [0.03%]
繁荣的欧洲:一个新的幸福感定义模式的应用
Felicia A Huppert,Timothy T C So
Felicia A Huppert
Governments around the world are recognising the importance of measuring subjective well-being as an indicator of progress. But how should well-being be measured? A conceptual framework is offered which equates high well-being with positive...
Household and Context Determinants of Child Labor in 221 Districts of 18 Developing Countries [0.03%]
18个发展中国家221个地区儿童劳动的户内与环境决定因素分析
Ellen Webbink,Jeroen Smits,Eelke de Jong
Ellen Webbink
We develop a new theoretical framework that explains the engagement in child labor of children in developing countries. This framework distinguishes three levels (household, district and nation) and three groups of explanatory variables: Re...
Cross-National Differences in the Association Between Parental Work Hours and Time with Children in Europe: A Multilevel Analysis [0.03%]
欧洲各国工作时间与亲子时光之间的关系差异:多层次分析视角
Anne Roeters
Anne Roeters
This study investigates cross-national differences in the association between parental work hours and parent-child interaction time and explains differences in this individual-level association on the basis of country characteristics. It ex...
From Discrete 1 to 10 Towards Continuous 0 to 10: The Continuum Approach to Estimating the Distribution of Happiness in a Nation [0.03%]
从不连续的1到10到连续的0到10:估计国家幸福分布的连续方法
Wim Kalmijn
Wim Kalmijn
Happiness is often measured in surveys using responses to a single question with a limited number of response options, such as 'very happy', 'fairly happy' and 'not too happy'. There is much variety in the wording and number of response opt...
Karin Amit,Howard Litwin
Karin Amit
The present study evaluated the integration of elderly people who migrated to Israel during their lifetimes. Subjective well-being, as measured by the immigrants' perception of quality of life, satisfaction with life and emotional state, se...
Estimating the Reliability of Single-Item Life Satisfaction Measures: Results from Four National Panel Studies [0.03%]
四项全国性队列研究中的单题生活满意度测度的信度估计结果
Richard E Lucas,M Brent Donnellan
Richard E Lucas
Life satisfaction is often assessed using single-item measures. However, estimating the reliability of these measures can be difficult because internal consistency coefficients cannot be calculated. Existing approaches use longitudinal data...
Richard Pollnac,Maarten Bavinck,Iris Monnereau
Richard Pollnac
This article draws comparative lessons from seven job satisfaction studies on marine capture fishing that were recently carried out in nine countries and three geographical regions-Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The seven studies made use...