Université de Fribourg

Governance, bureaucratic rents, and well-being differentials across US states

Luechinger, Simon ; Schelker, Mark ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, vol. 66, no. 2, p. 443-464

We analyse the influence of institutional restrictions on bureaucratic rents. As a measure for these rents, we propose subjective well-being differentials between workers in the public administration and workers in other industries. Based on data for the US states, we estimate the extent to which institutional efforts to strengthen bureaucratic accountability affect differences in well-being....

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Economic Consequences of Mispredicting Utility

Frey, Bruno ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, vol. 15, no. 4, p. 937-956

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The use of happiness research for public policy

Frey, Bruno ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, vol. 38, no. 4, p. 659-674

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Approval of equal rights and gender differences in well-being

Lalive, Rafael ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 933-962

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Reply to Gordon Tullock

Frey, Bruno ; Stutzer, Alois

In: The Review of International Organizations, 2006, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 47-48

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Strengthening the citizens' role in international organizations

Frey, Bruno ; Stutzer, Alois

In: The Review of International Organizations, 2006, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 27-43

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Happiness and public choice

Frey, Bruno ; Stutzer, Alois

In: Public Choice, 2010, vol. 144, no. 3-4, p. 557-573