Volume 71 (2017), Edition 4

Empirically orientated happiness research provides valuable and new insights to both business and political economics. Managers can benefit from the knowledge gained regarding the determinants and even more from the consequences of subjective...

We review the literature on the economics of happiness with respect to one of the most important areas of life: work. In particular, we document how different modes of employment, such as unemployment, self-employment or part-time employment affect...

Working from home does not only receive attention from companies as a non-pecuniary feature to entice and keep valuable employees, but also by politicians as a mean to enhance the compatibility of labor market and family obligations for working...

A large body of research has investigated the determinants of life satisfaction as one form of happiness. Whilst these studies have investigated both work and non-work related determinants of life satisfaction, they have not studied the impact of...

Membership in an association, in a club or as part of a commitee is basically free and should therefore contribute to life satisfaction even if it forces people to spend time and money for their engagement. In the case of missing incentives, the...

The antidepressant pill is an important modern commodity. Yet its growing role in the world has been largely ignored by researchers in economics departments and business schools. Scholars may be unaware how many citizens and employees now take these...

Markenglück ist der „heilige Gral“ des Marketing! Es ist damit nicht nur eines der obersten Ziele, das Konsumenten im Umgang mit Marken anstreben, sondern auch das höchste Markenziel, das Vermarkter versuchen sollten zu erreichen, um die...