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Working Papers

2024

1. The trust paradox
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2023

2. Sendemails: An Automated Email Package with Multiple Applications
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University (2023)
   See also Journal Article sendemails: An automated email package with multiple applications, Stata Journal, StataCorp LP (2024) (2024)

2022

3. A Measure of Well-Being Efficiency Based on the World Happiness Report
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A Measure of Well-being Efficiency Based on the World Happiness Report, International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
4. Trust Predicts Compliance with COVID-19 Containment Policies: Evidence from Ten Countries Using Big Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2021

5. A Year of Pandemic: Levels, Changes and Validity of Well-Being Data from Twitter. Evidence from Ten Countries
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021) View citations (4)
6. Happier and Sustainable. Possibilities for a post-growth society
   Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2021)
7. Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation to protect the environment: correlational and causal evidence
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Universita' di Cassino, Dipartimento di Economia e Giurisprudenza (2021) View citations (1)
8. Neo-Humanism and COVID-19: Opportunities for a Socially and Environmentally Sustainable World
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Papers, arXiv.org (2021)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021)
   See also Journal Article Neo-humanism and COVID-19: Opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer (2023) (2023)
9. Trust predicts compliance to Covid-19 containment policies: evidence from ten countries using big data
   Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (2)

2020

10. Do epidemics impose a trade-off between freedom and health? Evidence from Europe during Covid-19
    Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (4)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (3)
11. Facing the challenge of globalization: the role of confidence in institutions
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
12. Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy - Relative Age in Adolescence
    IAAEU Discussion Papers, Institute of Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Younger, dissatisfied, and unhealthy – Relative age in adolescence, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2019

13. A Social Cure for Social Comparisons
    Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (5)
14. Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Chapter Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2021) (2021)
15. Making economic growth and well-being compatible: evidence from Japan
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
16. Structural changes in economic growth and well-being. The case of Italy's parabola
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, Universita' di Cassino, Dipartimento di Economia e Giurisprudenza (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Structural Changes in Economic Growth and Well-Being: The Case of Italy’s Parabola, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2021) (2021)

2018

17. Keeping up with the e-Joneses: Do online social networks raise social comparisons?
    Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (7)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (3)
    Papers, arXiv.org (2015) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2016) View citations (13)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2016) View citations (14)
    ETA: Economic Theory and Applications, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2016) View citations (13)

2016

18. Estimation bias due to duplicated observations: a Monte Carlo simulation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
19. Online Networks, Social Interaction and Segregation: An Evolutionary Approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Papers, arXiv.org (2016)

2015

20. Online social networks and trust
    EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels View citations (15)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Online Social Networks and Trust, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
21. Social capital in Europe from 1990 to 2012: trends, path-dependency and convergence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
22. The non-economic outcomes of social entrepreneurship in Luxembourg
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2014

23. Do people care for a sustainable future? Evidence from happiness data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
24. E-participation: Social Capital and the Internet
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (12)
    Also in Economy and Society, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2014) View citations (9)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (9)
25. Happiness matters: the role of well-being in productivity
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena (2014) View citations (1)
26. It's not the economy, stupid! How social capital and GDP relate to happiness over time
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
27. Making economic growth and well-being compatible: the role of trust and income inequality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
28. Motivations for Corporate Social Responsibility: all talk and no walk?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
29. Online networks and subjective well-being
    EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels View citations (12)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (11)
    Econometica Working Papers, Econometica (2014) View citations (9)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Online Networks and Subjective Well-Being, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (27) (2017)
30. Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
    Also in Econometica Working Papers, Econometica (2014) View citations (10)
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2014) View citations (10)
31. The dark side of Chinese growth: Explaining decreasing well-being in times of economic boom
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
32. Will Facebook save or destroy social capital? An empirical investigation into the effect of online interactions on trust and networks
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)
    Also in Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena (2013) View citations (1)
    EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels (2014) View citations (21)
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2013) View citations (1)

2013

33. Twenty-five years of materialism: do the US and Europe diverge?
    Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Twenty-Five Years of Materialism: Do the US and Europe Diverge?, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2012

34. Great recession and U.S. consumers' bulimia: deep causes and possible ways out
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (1)
35. Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2017) View citations (12) (2017)

2011

36. Economic growth and social capital: happily together ever after?
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (3)
37. Happy for How Long? How Social Capital and GDP relate to Happiness over Time
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (5)
    Also in Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena (2011) View citations (9)
38. Income missing values imputation: EVS 1999 and 2008
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (1)
39. Measuring and validating social cohesion: a bottom-up approach
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (23)
40. Money, sociability and happiness: are developed countries doomed to social erosion and unhappiness?
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Money, Sociability and Happiness: Are Developed Countries Doomed to Social Erosion and Unhappiness?, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2012) View citations (30) (2012)
41. Predicting the Trend of Well-Being in Germany: How Much Do Comparisons, Adaptation and Sociability Matter?
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (8)
    Also in LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) (2010) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Predicting the Trend of Well-Being in Germany: How Much Do Comparisons, Adaptation and Sociability Matter?, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2013) View citations (62) (2013)
42. Richer in money, poorer in relationship and unhappy? Time series comparisons of social capital and well-being in Luxembourg
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Richer in Money, Poorer in Relationships and Unhappy? Time Series Comparisons of Social Capital and Well-Being in Luxembourg, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2010

43. Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in High and Low Income Countries: do happiness equations differ across countries?
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Determinants of subjective well-being in high and low income countries: Do happiness equations differ across countries?, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2013) View citations (29) (2013)

2009

44. Sociability Predicts Happiness: World-Wide Evidence from Time Series
    Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (8)
45. Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being trends: Evidence from 11 European countries
    Department of Economics University of Siena, Department of Economics, University of Siena View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. sendemails: An automated email package with multiple applications
   Stata Journal, 2024, 24, (1), 138-160
   See also Working Paper Sendemails: An Automated Email Package with Multiple Applications, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

2. Neo-humanism and COVID-19: Opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world
   Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, 18, (1), 9-41
   See also Working Paper Neo-Humanism and COVID-19: Opportunities for a Socially and Environmentally Sustainable World, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

3. A Measure of Well-being Efficiency Based on the World Happiness Report
   International Productivity Monitor, 2022, 43, 10-40 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A Measure of Well-Being Efficiency Based on the World Happiness Report, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
4. Are economic growth and well-being compatible? Welfare reform and life satisfaction in Japan
   (Childcare expansion in East Asia: Changing shape of the institutional configurations in Japan and South Korea)
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74, (3), 721-745 View citations (2)
5. From Economic Productivity to Productive Well-Being: the Role of Life Satisfaction and Adjusted Net Savings
   International Productivity Monitor, 2022, 43, 62-80 View citations (1)
6. Productivity Gains from Worker Well-Being in Europe
   International Productivity Monitor, 2022, 43, 41-61 View citations (1)

2021

7. Structural Changes in Economic Growth and Well-Being: The Case of Italy’s Parabola
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2021, 158, (3), 801-838
   See also Working Paper Structural changes in economic growth and well-being. The case of Italy's parabola, MPRA Paper (2019) (2019)
8. The Role of Income and Social Capital for Europeans’ Well-Being During the 2008 Economic Crisis
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, 22, (4), 1583-1610 View citations (6)

2020

9. Assessing the Non-financial Outcomes of Social Enterprises in Luxembourg
   Journal of Business Ethics, 2020, 165, (3), 425-451 View citations (3)
10. Happiness Matters: Productivity Gains from Subjective Well-Being
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020, 21, (1), 139-160 View citations (29)
11. Younger, dissatisfied, and unhealthy – Relative age in adolescence
    Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 37, (C) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy - Relative Age in Adolescence, IAAEU Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2019

12. Consume More, Work Longer, and Be Unhappy: Possible Social Roots of Economic Crisis?
    Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2019, 14, (1), 59-84 View citations (6)
13. Online Social Networks and Trust
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2019, 142, (1), 229-260 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Online social networks and trust, EERI Research Paper Series (2015) View citations (15) (2015)

2018

14. Do People Care About Future Generations? Derived Preferences from Happiness Data
    Ecological Economics, 2018, 143, (C), 253-275 View citations (8)
15. Koutsobinas, Theodore.: The political economy of status: Superstars, markets and culture change. 264pp. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2014. Hardback, $${\pounds }$$ £ 80
    Journal of Economics, 2018, 124, (2), 207-211

2017

16. Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 130, (1), 87-106 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series, LISER Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (9) (2012)
17. Online Networks and Subjective Well-Being
    Kyklos, 2017, 70, (3), 456-480 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Online networks and subjective well-being, EERI Research Paper Series (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
18. Social Capital in Europe from 1990 to 2012: Trends and Convergence
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 131, (1), 407-432 View citations (18)
19. Twenty-Five Years of Materialism: Do the US and Europe Diverge?
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 133, (2), 787-817 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Twenty-five years of materialism: do the US and Europe diverge?, Department of Economics University of Siena (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
20. When Does Economic Growth Improve Life Satisfaction? Multilevel Analysis of the Roles of Social Trust and Income Inequality in 46 Countries, 1981–2012
    World Development, 2017, 93, (C), 447-459 View citations (53)

2016

21. Entrepreneurship and immigration: evidence from GEM Luxembourg
    Small Business Economics, 2016, 46, (4), 639-656 View citations (26)

2015

22. The Dark Side of Chinese Growth: Declining Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Economic Boom
    World Development, 2015, 74, (C), 333-351 View citations (66)

2014

23. Happy for how long? How social capital and economic growth relate to happiness over time
    Ecological Economics, 2014, 108, (C), 242-256 View citations (51)
24. Richer in Money, Poorer in Relationships and Unhappy? Time Series Comparisons of Social Capital and Well-Being in Luxembourg
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2014, 115, (2), 561-622 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Richer in money, poorer in relationship and unhappy? Time series comparisons of social capital and well-being in Luxembourg, LISER Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
25. The Great Recession and the bulimia of US consumers: deep causes and possible ways out
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2014, 38, (5), 1015-1042 View citations (15)

2013

26. Determinants of subjective well-being in high and low income countries: Do happiness equations differ across countries?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 42, (C), 51-66 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in High and Low Income Countries: do happiness equations differ across countries?, LISER Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
27. Predicting the Trend of Well-Being in Germany: How Much Do Comparisons, Adaptation and Sociability Matter?
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 114, (2), 169-191 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Predicting the Trend of Well-Being in Germany: How Much Do Comparisons, Adaptation and Sociability Matter?, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2012

28. Money, Sociability and Happiness: Are Developed Countries Doomed to Social Erosion and Unhappiness?
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2012, 109, (2), 135-188 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Money, sociability and happiness: are developed countries doomed to social erosion and unhappiness?, LISER Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2010

29. Social capital and subjective well-being trends: Comparing 11 western European countries
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2010, 39, (4), 482-517 View citations (75)

Chapters

2021

1. Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox
   Chapter 9 in A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness, 2021, pp 162-188
   See also Working Paper Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) (2019)

2019

2. When Does Economic Growth Improve Well-Being?
   Springer