Happiness, Happiness Inequality and Income Dynamics in South Africa

Kollamparambil, Umakrishnan

doi:10.1007/s10902-019-00075-0

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“…There is a debate among the researchers whether absolute or relative income determines SWB. Veenhoven (2002), Hagerty and Veenhoven (2003), Frijters et al (2004), and Kollamparambil (2020) believed that absolute income determines SWB. With more income, poor people can fulfil their basic needs, become well nourished, get self-esteem, and education which is necessary for one's happiness, while affluent people can also get happiness by spending their income on charity (Black et al 2003;Holden 2005).…”

Section: Economic Growth and Subjective Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do energy consumption and environmental quality enhance subjective wellbeing in G20 countries?

Kumari

Kumar

Sahu

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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G20 countries are responsible for more than 80% of global energy consumption and the largest CO 2 emissions in the world. Literature related to the energy consumption-environmental quality-subjective wellbeing nexus is limited and lacks consensus. This paper analyses the impact of energy consumption and environmental quality on subjective wellbeing in G20 countries from 2006 to 2019 using a panel-corrected standard error (PCSE) model. Cantril life ladder data is used as a proxy of subjective wellbeing. For robustness, the Newey-West standard error model is used. The findings reveal that renewable energy consumption and environmental quality, i.e. lesser carbon emissions, enhance subjective wellbeing in G20 countries. In contrast, non-renewable energy consumption degrades subjective wellbeing. Moreover, the study also finds bidirectional causality between renewable energy consumption, non-renewable energy consumption, and economic growth. The policymakers of these countries should encourage renewable energy production and its consumption to reduce carbon emissions for conserving the environment and enhancing their people’s subjective wellbeing.

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Section: Economic Growth and Subjective Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do energy consumption and environmental quality enhance subjective wellbeing in G20 countries?

Kumari

Kumar

Sahu

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Reviews in the relevant literature have mostly shown a positive association between income and subjective well-being (Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002;Howell and Howell 2008;Howell, Kern, and Lyubomirsky 2007;Lucas and Schimmack 2009;Ward and King 2016). Recent research supports such a positive effect of income on happiness not just in Western societies but also in East Asia, South Asia, and South Africa though to a varying degree (Kollamparambil 2020;Lim et al 2020). The form of income analyzed can be important, and some researchers found that permanent income is a better predictor of life satisfaction than current income, most often analyzed in much of the research on income and happiness (D'Ambrosio, Jänti, and Lepinteur 2020).…”

Section: Income Effectsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Income Inequality, Social Comparison, and Happiness in the United States

Liao

2021

Socius

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Using social comparison theory, I investigate the relation between experienced happiness and income inequality. In the analysis, I study happiness effects of the individual-level within-gender-ethnicity comparison-based Gini index conditional on a state’s overall inequality, using a linked set of the March 2013 Current Population Survey and the 2013 American Time Use Survey data while controlling major potential confounders. The findings suggest that individuals who are positioned to conduct both upward and downward comparison would feel happier in states where overall income inequality is high. In states where inequality is not high, however, such effects are not present because social comparison becomes less meaningful when one’s position is not as clearly definable. Therefore, social comparison matters where inequality persists: One’s comparison with all similar others’ in the income distribution in a social environment determines the effect of one’s income on happiness, with the comparison target being the same gender-ethnic group.

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“…The instability in the economic status is not appreciable as it acts like a backbone for a nation (Uddin et al ., 2013; Kurmann and Mertens, 2014; Redl, 2018). Moreover, sustainable economic development is very well connected to secure democratic development and safeguarding of human rights (Makhura and Wasike, 2003; Finnemore et al ., 2004; Chaminuka et al ., 2008; Cheteni, 2013; Carmody, 2019; Kollamparambil, 2020). The research towards the economic analysis of a country or nation is gaining momentum gradually (Crowley and Hudgins, 2018; Dunne and Kasekende, 2018; Olawumi Israel‐Akinbo et al ., 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…South Africa has fairly achieved in terms of socio‐economic status, initiation of new political groups, creation of associations like Public Protectors Office, the Constitutional Court, Independent Electoral Commission, Labour Court and Equality Court (Barro, 2012; Baker et al ., 2016; Manaliyo, 2016; Marais, 2016; Kollamparambil, 2020). At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of South African democracy, it is worthwhile and interesting to realise key concerns and characteristics to gauge the future scope of sustainable growth and development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Given the above background, the researcher initiates a novel attempt to research and understand the predominant themes actively contributing towards economic development in South Africa; for merely talking about economic development and growth is not enough, until and unless it is reviewed in terms of plausible opportunities and threats (Mmopelwa et al ., 2009; Abdelfattah et al ., 2014; Baten and Fourie, 2015; Burns and Keswell, 2015; Baker et al ., 2016; Kollamparambil, 2020). This work aims to comprehend research conducted towards the South African economy in the last 25 years of time by the systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis.…”

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Economic Development and South Africa: 25 Years Analysis (1994 to 2019)

Dhamija

2020

South African J Economics

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Economic Development highlights the growth and progression of every nation towards prosperity, and South Africa is not an exception to this phenomenon. Present article reviews economic progression in South Africa for last 25 years of time by applying systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (1,241 articles) on Scopus extracted database (1994 to 2019; until 06 June). Inferences evidence significant work contributed by top universities, authors, funding sources, journals and citation statistics. Noticeably, implementation of a concept solely will not fetch real situation; however, a systematic review extends good to excellent understanding of the considered research agenda. Findings reveal the contradictory inter-connectivity of Cluster 1 Economic Inequality and Poverty, Cluster 2 Developing Country and Corruption and Cluster 6 Economic Development and Economic Policy. It is very important to understand that if a nation is facing economic inequality, corruption, and poverty; how it can achieve the status of economically developed nation. Identification of Cluster 3 Industrialization and Industry 4.0, Cluster 4 Unemployment and Entrepreneurship Education and Cluster 5 Sustainable Development and Economic Growth signifies scope of improvement. Conclusively, the researcher has proposed a conceptual model to address above stated concerns.

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Happiness, Happiness Inequality and Income Dynamics in South Africa

Cited by 65 publications

References 26 publications

Do energy consumption and environmental quality enhance subjective wellbeing in G20 countries?

Do energy consumption and environmental quality enhance subjective wellbeing in G20 countries?

Income Inequality, Social Comparison, and Happiness in the United States

Economic Development and South Africa: 25 Years Analysis (1994 to 2019)

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