Clark, A., Georgellis, Y., &Sanfey, P. (2001). Scarring: The psychological impact of past unemployment. Economica, 68(270), 221-241.

  This paper considers the psychological impact of past unemployment. Using 11 waves of German panel data, we show that life satisfaction is lower not only for the current unemployed (relative to the employed), but also for those with higher levels of past unemployment. However, the negative wellbeing effect of current unemployment is weaker for …

Gerlach, K., &Stephan, G. (1996). A paper on unhappiness and unemployment in Germany. Economics Letters, 52(3), 325-330.

Fixed effects estimations with German data obtain the result that unemployment significantly lowers overall satisfaction with life. The results differ for men and women and are consistent with estimates of labor supply elasticities.   Gerlach, K., &Stephan, G. (1996). A paper on unhappiness and unemployment in Germany. Economics Letters, 52(3), 325-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(96)00858-0       …

Falk, A., &Knell, M. (2004). Choosing the Joneses: endogenous goals and reference standards. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 106(3), 417-435.

A growing economic literature stresses the importance of relative comparisons, e.g., for savings and consumption or happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are exogenously given. In contrast, findings from social psychology suggest that people play an active role in determining their reference standards. We introduce …

Graham, C., &Pettinato, S. (2002). Frustrated achievers: Winners, losers and subjective well-being in new market economies. Journal of Development Studies, 38(4), 100-140.

To date the literature on subjective well-being has focused on the developed economies. We provide empirical evidence from two emerging market countries, Peru and Russia. Our results – and in particular a strong negative skew in the assessments of the respondents with the greatest income gains – support the importance of relative rather than absolute …

Davidson, R. J. (2003). Affective neuroscience and psychophysiology: Toward a synthesis. Psychophysiology, 40(5), 655-665.

  This article reviews the author’s program of research on the neural substrates of emotion and affective style and their behavioral and peripheral biological correlates. Two core dimensions along which affect is organized are approach and withdrawal. Some of the key circuitry underlying approach and withdrawal components of emotion is reviewed with an emphasis on …

Csikszentmihalyi, M., &Hunter, J. (2003). Happiness in everyday life: The uses of experience sampling. Journal of happiness studies, 4(2), 185-199.

  This paper uses the Experience Sampling Method data drawn from a national sample of American youth. It examines the proximal environmental factors as well as behaviors and habits that correlate to personal happiness. Momentary-level scores show that reported happiness varies significantly both by day of week and time of day. Furthermore, particular activities are …