Daniel W. Sacks

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy

Assistant Professor

Bloomington, IN 47405

United States

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... and the Pursuit of Happiness - Wellbeing and the Role of Government

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Readings 64, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-25
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2013
Christian Bjørnskov, Peter J. Boettke, Peter J. Boettke, Philip Booth, Christopher J. Coyne, Marc De Vos, Paul Ormerod, Daniel W. Sacks, Pedro Schwartz, J. R. Shackleton, J. R. Shackleton, Chris Snowdon, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, George Mason University - Department of EconomicsMercatus Center at George Mason University, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, George Mason University - Department of Economics, Macquarie Law School, Volterra Consulting, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Westminster Business SchoolInstitute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Independent, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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happiness economics, wellbeing, government spending, economic theory

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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3206
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 14 Oct 2010
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, economic growth, development, Easterlin Paradox, well-being-income gradient, hedonic treadmill

Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w16441
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2021
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5230
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Oct 2010
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, economic growth, development, Easterlin Paradox, well-being-income gradient, hedonic treadmill

Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8048
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Nov 2010
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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development, Easterlin Paradox, economic growth, hedonic treadmill, life satisfaction, quality of life, Subjective well-being, well-being-income gradient

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The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

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The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4067
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Jan 2013
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, Easterlin Paradox, adaptation

The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

CAMA Working Paper 03/2013
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Jul 2013
Justin Wolfers, Daniel W. Sacks and Betsey Stevenson
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, Easterlin Paradox, adaptation, economic growth

The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7105
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Jan 2013
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, Easterlin Paradox, adaptation, economic growth

The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9280
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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adaptation, Easterlin paradox, economic growth, life satisfaction, quality of life, subjective well-being

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Why Do HMOs Spend Less? Patient Selection, Physician Price Sensitivity, and Prices

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2017
Daniel W. Sacks
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Why Do Retail Prices Fall During Seasonal Demand Peaks?

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 19-21
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 12 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2021
R. Andrew Butters, Daniel W. Sacks and Boyoung Seo
Indiana University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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seasonality, countercyclical pricing, demand, price elasticity of demand, optimal pricing

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Using the Eye of the Storm to Predict the Wave of COVID-19 UI Claims

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Using the Eye of the Storm to Predict the Wave of COVID-19 UI Claims

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 2020-68
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2020
Daniel Aaronson, Scott A. Brave, R. Andrew Butters, Daniel W. Sacks and Boyoung Seo
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Indiana University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Unemployment Insurance, Google Trends, Hurricanes, Search, Unemployment, Covid-19

Using the Eye of the Storm to Predict the Wave of Covid-19 UI Claims

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2020-10
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 May 2020
Daniel Aaronson, Scott A. Brave, R. Andrew Butters, Daniel W. Sacks and Boyoung Seo
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Indiana University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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unemployment insurance, Google Trends, hurricanes, search, unemployment, Covid-19

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Financial Transaction Costs Reduce Benefit Take-Up: Evidence from Zero-Premium Health Plans in Colorado

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 29 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 08 May 2021
Coleman Drake, Sih-Ting Cai, David Anderson and Daniel W. Sacks
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Health insurance, Affordable Care Act, zero-price effect, regression discontinuity

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Fixing Famine: How Technology and Incentives can Help Feed Africa

Mercatus Policy Series, Policy Comment No. 25
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Jun 2009
Daniel W. Sacks and Jasson Urbach
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Africa Fighting Malaria
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Africa, food crisis, food prices, agriculture, technology, hunger

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How Do National Firms Respond to Local Shocks?

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2021
R. Andrew Butters, Daniel W. Sacks and Boyoung Seo
Indiana University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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uniform pricing, excise taxes, firm optimization, tax incidence

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Mauritius: An Example of the Role of Constitutions in Development

University of Miami International & Comparative Law Review, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Feb 2012
Adam Aft and Daniel W. Sacks
George Mason University - School of Law, Alumni and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Constitution, negative rights, positive rights, Mauritius, Haiti

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Estimating Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Method and Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test

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Estimating Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Method and Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2017
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones and Daniel W. Sacks
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Estimating Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Method and Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test

NBER Working Paper No. w19491
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2021
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones and Daniel W. Sacks
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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The Effect of the Risk Corridors Program on Marketplace Premiums and Participation*

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 18-57
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Jun 2018
Daniel W. Sacks, Khoa Vu, Tsan-Yao Huang and Pinar Karaca-Mandic
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Minnesota - St. Paul - Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Public Health
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Can Policy Affect Initiation of Addictive Substance Use? Evidence from Opioid Prescribing

NBER Working Paper No. w25974
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2021
Daniel W. Sacks, Alex Hollingsworth, Thuy Dieu Nguyen and Kosali Ilayperuma Simon
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
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Using Non-Linear Budget Sets to Estimate Extensive Margin Responses: Method and Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 17-39
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2018
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones, Daniel W. Sacks and Jae Song
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and U.S. Social Security Administration
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Kinked Budget Sets; Extensive Margin; Employment; Social Security; Taxes

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Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run

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Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run

CESifo Working Paper No. 9232
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Aug 2021
Andrew Friedson, Moyan Li, Katherine Meckel, Daniel I. Rees and Daniel W. Sacks
University of Colorado at Denver - Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Colorado Denver and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14644
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Aug 2021
Andrew Friedson, Moyan Li, Katherine Meckel, Daniel I. Rees and Daniel W. Sacks
University of Colorado at Denver - Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Colorado Denver and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long-Run

NBER Working Paper No. w29145
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2021
Andrew Friedson, Moyan Li, Katherine Meckel, Daniel I. Rees and Daniel W. Sacks
University of Colorado at Denver - Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Colorado Denver and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Evidence from Social Security Earnings Test

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-13-50
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 31 Dec 2013
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones and Daniel W. Sacks
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Blind Disclosure

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 2021-24
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2021
Aaron Kolb, Marilyn Pease, Daniel W. Sacks and Joshua Quick
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University
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disclosure, unraveling, risk aversion, grading

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The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test

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The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-05
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 30 Jan 2020
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones, Daniel W. Sacks and Jae Song
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and U.S. Social Security Administration
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The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test

NBER Working Paper No. w26696
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2021
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones, Daniel W. Sacks and Jae Song
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and U.S. Social Security Administration
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How Do Insurance Firms Respond to Financial Risk Sharing Regulations? Evidence from the Affordable Care Act

NBER Working Paper No. w24129
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Dec 2017
Daniel W. Sacks, Khoa Vu, Tsan-Yao Huang and Pinar Karaca-Mandic
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, University of Minnesota - St. Paul - Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Public Health
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Demand for Health Insurance Marketplace Plans Was Highly Elastic in 2014-2015

NBER Working Paper No. w23597
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2021
Jean Marie Abraham, Coleman Drake, Daniel W. Sacks and Kosali Ilayperuma Simon
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
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Using Non-Linear Budget Sets to Estimate Extensive Margin Responses: Method and Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test

NBER Working Paper No. w23362
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 01 May 2017
Alexander M. Gelber, Damon Jones, Daniel W. Sacks and Jae Song
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and U.S. Social Security Administration
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Intertemporal Substitution in Health Care Demand: Evidence from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w22802
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2021
Haizhen Lin and Daniel W. Sacks
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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Exposure to Cigarette Taxes as a Teenager and the Persistence of Smoking into Adulthood

NBER Working Paper No. w29325
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2021
Andrew Friedson, Moyan Li, Katherine Meckel, Daniel I. Rees and Daniel W. Sacks
University of Colorado Denver, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Colorado Denver and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
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