http://www.bis.org/cbhub/list/author/author_7035/index.rss Research hub papers by author Justin Wolfers en http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2010/wp10-28bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Sacks, Stevenson, Wolfers Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth 2010-10-05T06:23:00Z We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer individuals, and establish that this relationship is similar in most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens‘ life satisfaction typically grows, and that those countries experiencing more rapid economic growth also tend to experience more rapid growth in life satisfaction. These results together suggest that measured subjective well-being grows hand in hand with material living standards. Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth 2010-10-05T06:23:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2010/wp10-28bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Betsey Stevenson Daniel W. Sacks Sacks, Stevenson, Wolfers 2010-09 San Francisco Fed Working Papers I31 I32 O11 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2009/wp09-11bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Stevenson, Wolfers The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness 2009-06-02T07:16:00Z By many objective measures the lives of women in the United States have improved over the past 35 years, yet we show that measures of subjective well-being indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men. The paradox of women’s declining relative well-being is found across various datasets, measures of subjective well-being, and is pervasive across demographic groups and industrialized countries. Relative declines in female happiness have eroded a gender gap in happiness in which women in the 1970s typically reported higher subjective well-being than did men. These declines have continued and a new gender gap is emerging—one with higher subjective well-being for men. The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness 2009-06-02T07:16:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2009/wp09-11bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Betsey Stevenson Stevenson, Wolfers 2009-05 San Francisco Fed Working Papers D6 I32 J1 J7 K1 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2007/wp07-03.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Stevenson, Wolfers Marriage and Divorce: Changes and Their Driving Forces 2007-02-19T12:37:59Z Marriage and Divorce: Changes and Their Driving Forces 2007-02-19T12:37:59Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2007/wp07-03.pdf Justin Wolfers Betsey Stevenson Stevenson, Wolfers 2007-02 San Francisco Fed Working Papers D1 H31 I3 J1 K36 N3 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-26bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Veldkamp, Wolfers Aggregate Shocks or Aggregate Information? Costly Information and Business Cycle Comovement 2006-09-29T07:12:00Z Aggregate Shocks or Aggregate Information? Costly Information and Business Cycle Comovement 2006-09-29T07:12:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-26bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Laura Veldkamp Veldkamp, Wolfers 2006-09 San Francisco Fed Working Papers D82 E32 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-11bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Wolfers, Zitzewitz Interpreting Prediction Market Prices as Probabilities 2006-04-24T09:01:00Z Interpreting Prediction Market Prices as Probabilities 2006-04-24T09:01:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-11bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Eric Zitzewitz Wolfers, Zitzewitz 2006-04 San Francisco Fed Working Papers http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-08bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Snowberg, Wolfers, Zitzewitz Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence from Prediction Markets and Close Elections 2006-03-02T07:16:59Z Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence from Prediction Markets and Close Elections 2006-03-02T07:16:59Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-08bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Erik Snowberg Eric Zitzewitz Snowberg, Wolfers, Zitzewitz 2006-02 San Francisco Fed Working Papers D72 E3 E6 G13 G14 H6 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-06bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Wolfers, Zitzewitz Five Open Questions about Prediction Markets 2006-02-18T07:10:00Z Five Open Questions about Prediction Markets 2006-02-18T07:10:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2006/wp06-06bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Eric Zitzewitz Wolfers, Zitzewitz 2006-01 San Francisco Fed Working Papers C9 D7 D8 G1 M2 http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2005/wp05-26bk.pdf San Francisco Fed Working Papers by Gurkaynak, Wolfers Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty, and Risk 2006-01-13T07:10:00Z Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty, and Risk 2006-01-13T07:10:00Z Full text http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/papers/2005/wp05-26bk.pdf Justin Wolfers Refet S. Gurkaynak Gurkaynak, Wolfers 2005-09 San Francisco Fed Working Papers