Search Results - The Economics of Happiness

How happy are you? It depends on when asked … by Tauseef, Salauddin, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Minten, Bart, Headey, Derek D.

“…Subjective well-being measures are increasingly applied in quantitative economic analyses intended to elicit non-monetary wellbeing of individuals. …”
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Valuing air quality using happiness data: The case of China by Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Xiaobo, Chen, Xi

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Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being? by Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Xiaobo, Chen, Xi

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Role of different business models in scaling and adoption of Happy Seeder Technology in Haryana and Punjab by Vastrapur, Ahmedabad Gujarat

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A conceptual framework to assess development of smallholder crop-cattle farming systems in Bhutan: Sustainable development or Gross National Happiness? by Samdupa, T., Udo, H.M.J., Eilers, C.H.A.M., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M., Zijpp, A.J. van der

“…The objective of this paper is to compare the concepts of Sustainable Development (SD) and Gross National Happiness (GNH) to assess development at various level, especially at the smallholder crop-cattle farming systems level in Bhutan. …”
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Underlying motivational factors of farmers when acquiring arable land by Kreutz, Emilia, Peterson, Ellinor

“…Instead, recent literature suggests that non-pecuniary attributes, along with economic factors, influence farmers’ decision-making in different contexts. …”
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Jag kanske tycker om att vara chef men ibland tycker jag inte om att ha anställda by Davidsson, Emelie, Karlsson, Anna

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Changing Fonterra's ownership model? by Rydberg, Charlotta

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Förstå den svenska bonden by Isoz, Nils-Petter

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Moving to despair? Migration and well-being in Pakistan by Chen, Joyce, Kosec, Katrina, Mueller, Valerie

“…Migrants have roughly 35 to 40 percent higher consumption per adult equivalent, yet are 12 to 14 percentage points less likely to report feeling either happy or calm. Our results suggest that deteriorating physical health coupled with feelings of relative deprivation underlie the disparity between economic and mental well-being. …”
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Can survey design reduce anchoring bias in recall data? Evidence from smallholder farmers in Malawi by Godlonton, Susan, Hernandez, Manuel A., Paz, Cynthia

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Anchoring bias in recall data: Evidence from Central America by Godlonton, Susan, Hernandez, Manuel A., Murphy, Mike

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Uncommon opportunities for achieving sustainable food and nutrition security: an agenda for science and public policy by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Based on the principles of ecology, social equity, energy efficiency, employment generation, and economic viability, this revolution will provide the technical foundation for the universal eradication of hunger and the achievement of a food- and nutrition-secure world for all. …”
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Storytelling som marknadsföringsstrategi : AB Enaforsholm by Sellberg, Linnéa, Sjögren, Pernilla

Anchoring bias in recall data: Evidence from Central America by Godlonton, Susan, Hernandez, Manuel A., Murphy, Mike

“…Understanding the magnitude and source of measurement biases in self-reported data is critical to effective economic policy research. This paper examines the role of anchoring bias in self-reports of objective and subjective outcomes under recall. …”
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Analysis of drivers of agricultural growth, feminization of agriculture and crop modeling tools. A capacity building workshop for the taskforce members of RNR Strategy 2040 for Bhu... by Pathak, Himanshu

“…The RNR Strategic Document 2040 will serve as an input to the national level strategic document that the Gross National Happiness Commission is currently formulating. However, to undertake this important task of sectoral envisioning, there exists a technical gap in terms of human resource capacity with respect to various economic analysis required to prepare a long-term strategy. …”
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Gendered trait prioritization and motivations for crop varietal choice among smallholder farmers: The case of sweetpotato in Uganda by Okello, J.J., Namirimu, J., Kizito, A.M., Ssekiboobo, A.

“…Past studies have examined drivers of trait preference using neoclassical economic theory. This study departs from previous ones by applying principles from economic psychology to assess preference for, and prioritization, of sweetpotato traits among male and female sweetpotato farmers. …”
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RNR STRATEGY 2040: Bhutan-IFPRI collaboration and beyond by Pal, Barun Deb, Gurung, Tayan Raj, Pathak, Himanshu

“…The forests of Bhutan show a wide range of ecological variation and species diversity offering wide variety of social and economic benefits, ranging from easily quantifiable economic values associated with forest products to less tangible services and contributions to society, thereby serving as the foundation of sustainable development. …”
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Bhutan’s Forests through the Framework of Ecosystem Services: Rapid Assessment in Three Forest Types by Sears, R., Choden, K., Dorji, T., Dukpa, D., Phuntsho, S., Rai, P.B., Wangchuk, J., Baral, H.

“…The strongest evidence in the literature for linkages between forests and GNH was found for the role forests play in socio-economic development and good governance, particularly through the community forestry program. …”
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Human-nature interaction approached from a bibliometric analysis of Malthus and Boserup by Leavy, Sebastian, Talamini, Edson

“…Boserup stands out for her contribution to agricultural land use and international agricultural policies after the Second World War, whereas Malthus addresses broader themes linked to human development, considering aspects such as wealth, poverty, human nature, and happiness. As regards the human-environment relationship, i.e., linking the aspects of sustainability, the Malthusian approach is perceived as being closer to the strong sustainability, to ecological economics, subjects linked to the work of Georgescu-Roegen. …”
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