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Working Papers

2021

1. Do High Aspirations Lead to Better Outcomes? Evidence from a Longitudinal Survey of Adolescents in Peru
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2023)
2. Macroeconomic Contractions during Impressionable Years and Entrepreneurship in Later Adulthood
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
3. The Mid-Life Dip in Well-Being: A Critique
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement (2022)

2020

4. Coping with COVID-19: Implications of Differences in Resilience across Racial Groups for Mental Health and Well-being
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
5. Happiness and Aging in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. Post-Covid 19 economic development and policy: submitted as recommendations to the Scottish economic recovery group
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
7. The Economics of Happiness
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article in World Economics (2005)
8. The Mid-Life Dip in Well-Being: Economists (Who Find It) Versus Psychologists (Who Don't)!
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2019

9. Men without work: Why are they so unhappy in the US compared to other places?
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (3)
10. Presidential Elections, Divided Politics, and Happiness in the U.S
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2021)

2018

11. Does Happiness Pay Revisited – New Evidence from the U.S.A
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
12. Does Hope Lead to Better Futures? Evidence from a Survey of the Life Choices of Young Adults in Peru
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (3)
13. Emigration, Remittances and the Subjective Well-Being of Those Staying Behind
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2019)
14. Longer, More Optimistic, Lives: Historic Optimism and Life Expectancy in the United States
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2019)
15. Social justice, well being, and economic organization, Chapter 8
    Post-Print, HAL
16. Unequal Hopes, Lives, and Lifespans in the USA: Lessons from the New Science of Well-Being
    Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

2016

17. Income Inequality and Well-Being in the U.S.: Evidence of Geographic-Scale- and Measure-Dependence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic Inequality (2019)
18. Local Neighbors as Positives, Regional Neighbors as Negatives: Competing Channels in the Relationship between Others' Income, Health, and Happiness
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2018)

2014

19. Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-being
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2015)
20. In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015)

2013

21. Happy Peasants and Frustrated Achievers? Agency, Capabilities, and Subjective Well-Being
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
22. Subjective wellbeing in Colombia: some insights on vulnerability, job security, and relative incomes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Happiness and Development (2013)

2012

23. Gender and Well-being Around the World: Some Insights from the Economics of Happiness
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (8)

2010

24. The Challenges of Incorporating Empowerment into the HDI: Some Lessons from Happiness Economics and Quality of Life Research
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (24)

2009

25. Valuing Health Conditions - Insights from Happiness Surveys across Countries and Cultures
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (6)

2008

26. Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America: What Happiness Research Can (and Cannot) Contribute
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (9)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) View citations (2)
27. Midiendo la calidad de vida en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2005

28. Globalization, Poverty, Inequality, and Insecurity: Some Insights from the Economics of Happiness
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)

2000

29. Stuck in the Tunnel: Is Globalization Muddling the Middle Class?
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers View citations (45)
    Also in LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2000) View citations (109)

1994

30. Economic Reforms and the Poor: Social Action Programs and Social Funds in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
31. Social Action Programs and Social Funds. A Review of Design and Implementation in Sub-Saharan African
    World Bank - Discussion Papers, World Bank View citations (1)

Undated

32. Some Speculation on Growth and Poverty over the Twenty-First Century
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. A tale of two life stages: The imprinting effect of macroeconomic contractions on later life entrepreneurship
   Journal of Business Venturing, 2023, 38, (4)
2. Do high aspirations lead to better outcomes? Evidence from a longitudinal survey of adolescents in Peru
   Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36, (3), 1099-1137
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2022

3. The Mid-Life Dip in Well-Being: a Critique
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 161, (1), 287-344 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2021

4. Introduction: The COVID-19 Shock to Our Deep Inequities: How to Mitigate the Impact
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 698, (1), 7-11
5. Presidential Elections, Divided Politics, and Happiness in the USA
   Economica, 2021, 88, (349), 189-207 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
6. The geography of desperation in America: Labor force participation, mobility, place, and well-being
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 270, (C) View citations (4)
7. When Public Health Crises Become Entwined: How Trends in COVID-19, Deaths of Despair, and Well-Being Track across the United States
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 698, (1), 88-110

2020

8. Carol Graham – Annotated Biography for ARQOL
   Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2020, 15, (1), 297-300

2019

9. Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Evidence from Iraq
   World Development Perspectives, 2019, 16, (C)
10. Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind
    Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (1), 113-151 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
11. Income inequality and well-being in the U.S.: evidence of geographic-scale- and measure-dependence
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2019, 17, (3), 415-434 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
12. Longer, more optimistic, lives: Historic optimism and life expectancy in the United States
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, (C), 374-392 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
13. Men without work: A global well-being and ill-being comparison
    IZA World of Labor, 2019, 464
14. Unequal hopes and lives in the USA: optimism, race, place, and premature mortality
    Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (2), 665-733 View citations (34)

2018

15. Local neighbors as positives, regional neighbors as negatives: Competing channels in the relationship between others’ income, health, and happiness
    Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 57, (C), 263-276 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

16. A Tribute to Richard Easterlin: Economist, Demographer, and Gentleman
    Review of Behavioral Economics, 2017, 4, (4), 341-347
17. Happiness and Health in China: The Paradox of Progress
    World Development, 2017, 96, (C), 231-244 View citations (22)
18. Happiness and economics: insights for policy from the new 'science' of well-being
    Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, 2017, 1, (1), 69-72 View citations (2)
19. Happiness, stress, and age: how the U curve varies across people and places
    Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, (1), 225-264 View citations (65)

2016

20. Local happiness and firm behavior: Do firms in happy places invest more?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 125, (C), 41-56 View citations (10)
21. Unequal Life Chances and Choices: How Subjective Well-Being Metrics Can Inform Benefit-Cost Analysis
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2016, 7, (1), 121-146 View citations (1)

2015

22. A Review of William Easterly's The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2015, 53, (1), 92-101
23. Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-Being
    World Development, 2015, 68, (C), 163-179 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
24. In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 112, (C), 164-186 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

25. Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States
    IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3, (1), 1-30 View citations (20)
26. Late-life work and well-being
    IZA World of Labor, 2014, 107 View citations (23)

2013

27. Does access to information technology make people happier? Insights from well-being surveys from around the world
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 44, (C), 126-139 View citations (32)
28. Gender and well-being around the world
    International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2013, 1, (2), 212-232 View citations (36)
29. Subjective wellbeing in Colombia: some insights on vulnerability, job security, and relative incomes
    International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2013, 1, (3), 233-260 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2011

30. Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity: Insights from Happiness Studies from around the World
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2011, 26, (1), 105-137 View citations (33)
31. Which health conditions cause the most unhappiness?
    Health Economics, 2011, 20, (12), 1431-1447 View citations (61)

2009

32. Well-being and Public Attitudes in Afghanistan
    World Economics, 2009, 10, (3), 105-147 View citations (5)

2006

33. Book Review
    World Economics, 2006, 7, (4), 251-253
34. Freustrated Achievers: Winners, Losers, and Subjective Well-Being in Peru’s Emerging Economy
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006, 606, (1), 128-153 View citations (1)
35. Inequality and happiness: Insights from Latin America
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4, (1), 107-122 View citations (174)
36. Well-being and unemployment in Russia in the 1990s: Can society's suffering be individuals' solace?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2006, 35, (2), 209-242 View citations (50)

2005

37. Insights on Development from the Economics of Happiness
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2005, 20, (2), 201-231 View citations (100)
38. The Economics of Happiness
    World Economics, 2005, 6, (3), 41-55 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2004

39. Does happiness pay?: An exploration based on panel data from Russia
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 55, (3), 319-342 View citations (220)

2002

40. Frustrated Achievers: Winners, Losers and Subjective Well-Being in New Market Economies
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 38, (4), 100-140 View citations (149)
41. Mobility, Opportunity and Vulnerability: The Dynamics of Poverty and Inequality in a Global Economy
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2002, 3, (1), 57-94 View citations (9)

2001

42. Happiness, Markets, and Democracy: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2001, 2, (3), 237-268 View citations (91)

2000

43. Hardship and Happiness
    World Economics, 2000, 1, (4), 73-112 View citations (3)

1992

44. The politics of protecting the poor during adjustment: Bolivia's emergency social fund
    World Development, 1992, 20, (9), 1233-1251 View citations (5)

Books

2012

1. After the Spring: Economic Transitions in the Arab World
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (24)
2. Happiness Around the World: The paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (21)

1998

3. Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)

Chapters

2019

1. Using Well-Being Metrics to Assess Social Well-Being and Ill-Being: Lessons from Rising Mortality Rates in the United States
   Springer

2009

2. Does Inequality Matter to Individual Welfare? An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys from Latin America
   Chapter 8 in Happiness, Economics and Politics, 2009 View citations (1)