Income, happiness, and the disutility of labour

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 1
Pages: 77-79

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We re-examine the claim that the income effect on happiness is downward biased because higher income demands more work effort. We find no evidence of an underestimation because the impact of working hours on happiness is rather small and hill-shaped.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:1:p:77-79
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25