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Money Doesn't Buy Happiness.... Or Does it? A Reconsideration Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1218

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Aug 2004

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Mark Wooden

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being

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The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1032

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Sep 2004

Bruce Headey and Mark Wooden

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being

Economic Record, Vol. 80, No. S1, pp. S24-S33, September 2004

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 Aug 2004

Bruce Headey and Mark Wooden

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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Authentic Happiness Theory Supported by Impact of Religion on Life Satisfaction - A Longitudinal Analysis with Data for Germany

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Authentic Happiness Theory Supported by Impact of Religion on Life Satisfaction - A Longitudinal Analysis with Data for Germany

SOEPpaper No. 151

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2010

Bruce Headey, Jürgen Schupp, Ingrid Tucci and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - German Socio Economic Panel and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Authentic Happiness Theory Supported by Impact of Religion on Life Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Analysis with Data for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3915

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jan 2009

Bruce Headey, Jürgen Schupp, Ingrid Tucci and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - German Socio Economic Panel and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia: Cohort Differences and Retirement Issues

FaHCSIA Social Policy Research Paper No. 33

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Nov 2010

Bruce Headey, Diana Warren and Mark Wooden

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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The Set-Point Theory of Well-Being Needs Replacing - On the Brink of a Scientific Revolution?

SOEP Paper No. 55

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Feb 2008

Bruce Headey

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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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, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 115-157, 2000

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Jan 2012

Bruce Headey, Robert E. Goodin, Ruud Muffels and Henk-Jan Dirven

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Tilburg University and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Communities, Social Capital and Public Policy: Literature Review

FaHCSIA Research Paper No. 26

Number of pages: 80 Posted: 21 Dec 2010

David Thomas Johnson, Bruce Headey and Ben Jensen

Government of South Australia - Department of Treasury and Finance, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to their Children - A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?

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Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to their Children - A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?

SOEPpaper No. 492

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Oct 2012

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6944

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Oct 2012

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 302

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jan 2012

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Two-Way Causation in Life Satisfaction Research: Structural Equation Models with Granger-Causation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8665

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Dec 2014

Bruce Headey and Ruud Muffels

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Tilburg University

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Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction – Revising SWB Theory to Account for Change

SOEP Paper No. 302

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jun 2013

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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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

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 385

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jan 2012

Ruud Muffels and Bruce Headey

Tilburg University and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia

Australian Economic Review, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 159-175, June 2005

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Jul 2005

Bruce Headey, Gary N. Marks and Mark Wooden

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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Trajectories of Life Satisfaction: Positive Feedback Loops May Explain Why Life Satisfaction Changes in Multi-Year Waves, Rather than Oscillating Around a Set-Point

SOEPpaper No. 674

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Jul 2014

Bruce Headey and Ruud Muffels

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Tilburg University

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Towards a Theory of Life Satisfaction: Accounting for Stability, Change and Volatility in 25-Year Life Trajectories in Germany

SOEPpaper No. 864

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Sep 2016

Bruce Headey and Ruud Muffels

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Tilburg University

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(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, Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 115-122, 2001

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 19 Jan 2012

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Stephen Headey

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Choices Which Change Life Statisfaction – Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany

SOEPpaper No. 302

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 May 2010 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2017

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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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, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 337-354, 2008

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Jan 2012

Bruce Headey and Ruud Muffels

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Tilburg University

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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, Vol. 65, pp. 125-144, 2004

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Jan 2012

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Carla Janssen

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Alternative Values-Based 'Recipes' for Life Satisfaction: German Results with an Australian Replication

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Alternative Values-Based 'Recipes' for Life Satisfaction: German Results with an Australian Replication

CESifo Working Paper No. 7234

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 31 Oct 2018

Bruce Headey and Gert Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Human Development

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Alternative Values-Based 'Recipes' for Life Satisfaction: German Results with an Australian Replication

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11818

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Sep 2018

Bruce Headey and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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Choices Which Change Life Statisfaction – Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany

SOEPpaper No. 302

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 May 2010

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Gert G. Wagner

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Tilburg University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

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