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Direct linkMuffels, Ruud; Headey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2013
In Sen's Capability Approach (CA) well-being can be defined as the freedom of choice to achieve the things in life which one has reason to value most for his or her personal life. Capabilities are in Sen's vocabulary therefore the real freedoms people have or the opportunities available to them. In this paper we examine the impact of capabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Altruism, Human Capital
Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud; Wagner, Gert G. – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values, partner's personality, hours of work, social participation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Working Hours, Life Satisfaction, Well Being
Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud; Wooden, Mark – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The paper uses household economic panel data from five countries--Australia, Britain, Germany, Hungary and The Netherlands--to provide a reassessment of the impact of economic well-being on happiness. The main conclusion is that happiness is considerably more affected by economic circumstances than previously believed. In all five countries wealth…
Descriptors: Income, Life Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
