IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12145

Parental Child Care Time, Income and Subjective Well-Being: A Multidimensional Polarization Approach for Germany

Joachim Merz, Normen Peters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12078

The Role of Body Weight for Health, Earnings and Life Satisfaction

Olaf Hübler

published in: Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 240 (5), 653-676

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12055

Under Pressure? Assessing the Roles of Skills and Other Personal Resources for Work-Life Strains

Niels-Hugo Blunch, David C. Ribar, Mark Western

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2020, 18 (3), 883-906

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11994

Different Versions of the Easterlin Paradox: New Evidence for European Countries

Caspar F. Kaiser, Maarten C.M. Vendrik

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11990

Younger and Dissatisfied? Relative Age and Life-Satisfaction in Adolescence

Luca Fumarco, Stijn Baert

revised version published as 'Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy? Relative Age and Life-satisfaction in Adolescence' (with additional coauthor: Francesco Sarracino) in: Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 168, 313 - 337

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11984

Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development

Matias Berthelon, Dante Contreras, Diana Kruger, María Isidora Palma

published as 'Harsh parenting during early childhood and child development' in: Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 36, 100831

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11961

Government Transfers, Work and Wellbeing: Evidence from the Russian Old-Age Pension

Louise Grogan, Fraser Summerfield

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11938

Does Female Breadwinning Make Partnerships Less Healthy or Less Stable?

Gigi Foster, Leslie S. Stratton

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34 (1), 63-96.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11937

Strategic Fertility Behaviour, Early Childhood Human Capital Investments and Gender Roles in Albania

Louise Grogan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11928

Financial Inclusion, Shocks and Poverty: Evidence from the Expansion of Mobile Money in Tanzania

Olukorede Abiona, Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2020,18, 435-464

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11922

Is Envy Harmful to a Society's Psychological Health and Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Study of 18,000 Adults

Redzo Mujcic, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 198, 103 - 111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11891

The Great Recession and Children's Mental Health in Australia

Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Daniel Christensen, Sarah E. Johnson, Stephen R. Zubrick

published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, 16 (4), 537

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11881

Personality Traits and Household Consumption Choices

Lucia Mangiavacchi, Luca Piccoli, Chiara Rapallini

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 2021, 21 (2), 433-468

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11879

Does Health Insurance Make People Happier? Evidence from Massachusetts' Healthcare Reform

Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh

published as 'Health insurance and subjective well-being: Evidence from two healthcare reforms in the United States' in: Health Economics, 2022, 31 (1), 233-249

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11850

The Social Cost of Unemployment: The Spanish Labour Market from a Social Welfare Approach

Lucía Gorjón, Sara de la Rica, Antonio Villar

published as 'The Cost of Unemployment from a Social Welfare Approach: The Case of Spain and Its Regions' in: Social Indicators Research, 2020, 150, 955–976

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11832

Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany

Joachim Merz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11825

How Common Are Bad Bosses?

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial Relations, 2020, 59 (1), 3-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11819

Micro-Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Muhammad Faress Bhuiyan, Artjoms Ivlevs

published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2019, 34 (4), 625-645

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11818