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Working Papers

2016

1. Towards a Theory of Life Satisfaction Accounting for Stability, Change and Volatility in 25-Year Life Trajectories in Germany
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2016) View citations (1)

2014

2. Trajectories of Life Satisfaction: Positive Feedback Loops May Explain Why Life Satisfaction Changes in Multi-year Waves Rather than Oscillating around a Set-Point
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (1)
3. Two-way Causation in Life Satisfaction Research: Structural Equation Models with Granger-Causation
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2012

4. Migrant's Pursuit of Happiness: The Impact of Adaption, Social Comparison and Relative Deprivation; Evidence from a 'Natural' Experiment
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (6)
5. Parents Transmit Happiness along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Divided?
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (8)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2014) View citations (22) (2014)

2011

6. 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
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article 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, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2013) View citations (21) (2013)
7. Does a Better Job Match Make Women Happier?: Work Orientations, Work-Care Choices and Subjective Well-Being in Germany
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (2)

2010

8. Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Revising SWB Theory to Account for Change
   Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
9. Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2013) View citations (23) (2013)

2007

10. Who benefits from a job change: The dwarfs or the giants?
    IRISS Working Paper Series, IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD View citations (16)

2005

11. Wage Mobility in Europe. A Comparative Analysis Using restricted Multinomial Logit Regression
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Wage mobility in Europe. A comparative analysis using restricted multinomial logit regression, Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer (2010) View citations (13) (2010)

2004

12. Money Doesn't Buy Happiness … or Does It? A Reconsideration Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (36)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (23)

2003

13. The Role of European Welfare States in Explaining Resources Deprivation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The Role of European Welfare States in Explaining Resources Deprivation, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2004) View citations (28) (2004)

2002

14. Labour Market Transitions and Employment Regimes: Evidence on the Flexibility-Security Nexus in Transitional Labour Markets
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Labor Market Policy and Employment, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2002) View citations (7)

2001

15. Working Profiles and Employment Regimes in European Panel Perspective
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2000

16. Examining flexible labour in Europe: the first three waves of the ECHP
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research
17. Longitudinal Poverty and Income Inequality A Comparative Panel Study for The Netherlands, Germany and the UK
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
18. Persistent poverty in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

1999

19. Marketisation of social security in the Netherlands: A review of the Polder route to privatisation of the sickness and the disability insurance
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre
20. Public health care in balance: Exploring popular support for health care systems in the European Union
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre View citations (1)

1998

21. A longitudinal analysis of parttime work by women and men in the Netherlands
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre View citations (7)

1996

22. Poverty in the Netherlands
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre

1995

23. Long-term income and deprivation-based poverty: A comparative study on the Dutch and German panel-data
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre
24. The dynamics of income and deprivation of three generations of the elderly
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre View citations (1)

1993

25. A comparison of poverty in seven European countries and regions using subjective and relative measures
    WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article A Comparison of Poverty in Seven European Countries and Regions Using Subjective and Relative Measures, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (1993) View citations (19) (1993)
26. The distribution of economic well-being in the Netherlands, its evolution in the 80s and the role of demographic and labour market changes
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management
    Also in WORC Paper, Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre (1993)

1986

27. De inkomensherverdelende werking van sociale zekerheidsregelingen
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from a Dutch population-based longitudinal study
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (1), 1-17 View citations (5)

2019

2. Wages and employment security following a major disaster: A 17-year population-based longitudinal comparative study
   PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (3), 1-22

2018

3. A Theory of Life Satisfaction Dynamics: Stability, Change and Volatility in 25-Year Life Trajectories in Germany
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, 140, (2), 837-866 View citations (8)

2017

4. Towards a Theory of Medium Term Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 134, (1), 359-384 View citations (1)

2016

5. Towards a Theory of Medium Term Life Satisfaction: Two-Way Causation Partly Explains Persistent Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2016, 129, (2), 937-960

2015

6. People Typically Experience Extended Periods of Relative Happiness or Unhappiness due to Positive Feedback Loops Between LS and Variables Which are Both Causes and Consequences of LS
   Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2015, 135, (1), 97-108

2014

7. Flexibility and security: national social models in transitional labour markets
   Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2014, 20, (1), 99-114 View citations (2)
8. Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2014, 116, (3), 909-933 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Parents Transmit Happiness along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Divided?, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2013

9. 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
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 110, (3), 1159-1185 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper 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, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
10. Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 112, (3), 725-748 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2012

11. How real is mobility between low pay, high pay and non-employment?
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2012, 175, (3), 749-773 View citations (11)

2011

12. Explaining differences in labour market transitions between panel and life-course data in West-Germany
    Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2011, 45, (2), 241-261 View citations (8)

2010

13. Childbirth and cohort effects on mothers' labour supply: a comparative study using life history data for Germany, the Netherlands and Great Britain
    Work, Employment & Society, 2010, 24, (3), 487-507 View citations (9)
14. Flexibility and employment security in Europe: Labour markets in transition – Edited by Ruud J.A. Muffels
    Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89, (3), 688-689
15. Wage mobility in Europe. A comparative analysis using restricted multinomial logit regression
    Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2010, 44, (1), 115-129 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Wage Mobility in Europe. A Comparative Analysis Using restricted Multinomial Logit Regression, MPRA Paper (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2009

16. Training and Low‐pay Mobility: The Case of the UK and the Netherlands
    LABOUR, 2009, 23, (s1), 37-59 View citations (7)
17. Working Part-Time in The British, German and Dutch Labour Market: Scarring for the Wage Career?
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2009, 129, (2), 217-226 View citations (1)

2008

18. Do Generous Welfare States Generate Efficiency Gains which Counterbalance Short Run Losses? Testing Downside Risk Theory with Economic Panel Data for the U.S., Germany and The Netherlands
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2008, 86, (2), 337-354
19. Labour market mobility and employment security of male employees in Europe: `trade-off' or `flexicurity'?
    Work, Employment & Society, 2008, 22, (2), 221-242 View citations (17)
20. Money Does not Buy Happiness: Or Does It? A Reassessment Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2008, 87, (1), 65-82 View citations (85)

2007

21. Job Mobility and Wage Mobility of High- and Low-paid Workers
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2007, 127, (1), 47-58

2005

22. Money and Happiness: The Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, 125, (1), 131-144

2004

23. The Role of European Welfare States in Explaining Resources Deprivation
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2004, 68, (3), 299-330 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper The Role of European Welfare States in Explaining Resources Deprivation, MPRA Paper (2003) View citations (14) (2003)
24. Who Enjoys the Fruits of Growth? Impact of Governments and Markets on Living Standards in Germany, The Netherlands and the U.S.A., 1987–1996
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2004, 65, (2), 125-144 View citations (1)

2001

25. (Not) Sharing the Fruits of Growth: The Impact of Governments and Markets on Living Standards in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2001, 70, (1), 115-122

2000

26. Is There a Trade-Off Between Economic Efficiency and a Generous Welfare State? A Comparison of Best Cases of `The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism’
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2000, 50, (2), 115-157 View citations (18)
27. The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. By Robert E. Goodin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, and Henk-Jan Dirven. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 358p. $59.95 cloth, $22.95 paper
    American Political Science Review, 2000, 94, (4), 964-966

1999

28. Best Cases of the Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: The Netherlands, United States, and West Germany
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 1999, 68, (2), 153-163

1997

29. Poverty, Inequality, and Income Redistribution in the 'Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: United States, Germany, and the Netherlands, 1985 to 1989
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 1997, 66, (1), 92-101 View citations (1)
30. Welfare Over Time: Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism in Panel Perspective*
    Journal of Public Policy, 1997, 17, (3), 329-359 View citations (13)

1993

31. A Comparison of Poverty in Seven European Countries and Regions Using Subjective and Relative Measures
    Journal of Population Economics, 1993, 6, (3), 235-59 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper A comparison of poverty in seven European countries and regions using subjective and relative measures, WORC Paper (1993) View citations (18) (1993)
32. Poverty Dynamics in Eight Countries
    Journal of Population Economics, 1993, 6, (3), 215-34 View citations (92)

1991

33. Labor-market behavior of long-term unemployed: A multidisciplinary approach
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 1991, 20, (4), 325-345

Edited books

2008

1. Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (32)
2. Innovating European Labour Markets
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (13)

Chapters

2019

1. Job Search, Employment Capabilities and Well-being of People on Welfare in the Dutch ‘Participation Income’ Experiments
   Springer View citations (1)