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Milena Nikolova

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Blog mentions

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  1. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris N., 2018. "Family matters: involuntary parental unemployment during childhood and subjective well-being later in life," GLO Discussion Paper Series 212, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

    Mentioned in:

    1. How having unemployed parents affects children’s future well-being
      by Milena Nikolova, Boris Nikolaev in Up Front on 2018-07-13 21:35:38
  2. Ivlevs, Artjoms & Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol Lee, 2018. "Emigration, Remittances and the Subjective Well-Being of Those Staying Behind," IZA Discussion Papers 11437, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Mentioned in:

    1. Emigration, Remittances and the Subjective Well-Being of Those Staying Behind
      by maximorossi in NEP-LTV blog on 2018-12-10 19:26:33

Working papers

  1. Nikolova, Milena & Angrisani, Marco, 2025. "The Impact of Learning about AI Advancements on Trust," IZA Discussion Papers 17635, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Blüher, Georg & Schleth, Henrik C. & Kanbach, Dominik K. & Kallmuenzer, Andreas & Kraus, Sascha, 2026. "Human touch in the age of AI: Customer willingness to adopt AI-enabled hospitality services," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
    2. Zhang, Kaige & Pang, Hua, 2026. "How does risk information exposure affect AI-driven technology users’ privacy protection? Combining social amplification of risk framework and technology threat avoidance theory," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).

  2. Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work Orientations and Economics," IZA Discussion Papers 18056, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work meaningfulness and effort," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 119(C).

  3. Olga Popova & Milena Nikolova & Sarah Grace See & Vladimir Otrachshenko, 2025. "Inflation, unemployment, and institutional trust: The global evidence," Working and Discussion Papers WP 6/2025, Research Department, National Bank of Slovakia.

    Cited by:

    1. Ioannis Laliotis & Christos A. Makridis, 2026. "Trust but Verify: Benchmarking Gallup World Poll Employment Data Against the EU-Labour Force Survey," CESifo Working Paper Series 12848, CESifo.

  4. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2024. "Work Meaningfulness and Effort," IZA Discussion Papers 17182, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Antonio Cabrales & Esther Hauk, 2026. "Optimally Designing Purpose and Meaning at Work," CESifo Working Paper Series 12381, CESifo.

  5. Nikolova, Milena, 2024. "Loud or Quiet Quitting? The Influence of Work Orientations on Effort and Turnover," IZA Discussion Papers 16960, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work orientations and economics," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1645, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  6. Nikolova, Milena & Lepinteur, Anthony & Cnossen, Femke, 2023. "Just Another Cog in the Machine? A Worker-Level View of Robotization and Tasks," IZA Discussion Papers 16610, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work meaningfulness and effort," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 119(C).

  7. Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2023. "Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1202, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

    Cited by:

    1. Günther, Tom & Conradi, Jakob & Hetschko, Clemens, 2025. "Socialism, identity and the well-being of unemployed women," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Costa-Font, Joan & Nicińska, Anna & Rossello Roig, Melcior, 2025. "Equal before luck? Well-being consequences of personal deprivation and transition," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 376(C).
    3. Tom Günther & Jakob Conradi & Clemens Hetschko, 2024. "Socialism, Identity and the Well-Being of Unemployed Women," CESifo Working Paper Series 11154, CESifo.
    4. Álvarez, Begoña & Ramos-Palencia, Fernando, 2025. "Living to tell the tale: Europeans’ subjective well-being over autocratic and democratic times," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 90(PB).

  8. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke & Nikolaev, Boris, 2023. "Robots, Meaning, and Self-Determination," IZA Discussion Papers 16656, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Karina Doorley & Jan Gromadzki & Piotr Lewandowski & Dora Tuda & Philippe Van Kerm, 2023. "Automation and income inequality in Europe," IBS Working Papers 06/2023, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
    2. Lee, Seungil & Park, Jungsoo, 2026. "Impact of digital transformation technology adoption on worker wages," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(2).
    3. Shen, Chen & Zeng, Hao & Fan, Ruizhe, 2026. "Workers' subjective well-being in human-robot interaction: Evidence from China labor-force dynamics survey," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    4. Lysova, Evgenia I. & Fletcher, Luke, 2025. "Meaningful Work: An Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Perspective," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1667, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Bachmann, Ronald & Gonschor, Myrielle & Lewandowski, Piotr & Madoń, Karol, 2024. "The impact of Robots on Labour market transitions in Europe," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 422-441.
    6. Arthur Jacobs & Elsy Verhofstadt & Luc Ootegem, 2023. "Unravelling the Link between Automatability and Job Satisfaction," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 199-227, December.
    7. Changkeun LEE & Olivia Hye KIM & Hwanoong LEE, 2026. "How will automation reshape worker well-being? Evidence from a highly automated economy," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    8. Hendriks, Martijn & Cnossen, Femke, 2025. "The economics of meaningful work: A scoping review," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1657, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    9. Marco De Simone & Dario Guarascio & Jelena Reljic, 2025. "The impact of robots on workplace injuries and deaths: Empirical evidence from Europe," LEM Papers Series 2025/03, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
    10. Mario Passalacqua & Robert Pellerin & Florian Magnani & Laurent Joblot & Frédéric Rosin & Esma Yahia & Pierre-Majorique Léger, 2025. "Safeguarding worker psychosocial well-being in the age of AI: The critical role of decision control," Post-Print hal-05345071, HAL.
    11. Lewandowski, Piotr & Szymczak, Wojciech, 2024. "Automation, Trade Unions and Atypical Employment," IZA Discussion Papers 17544, IZA Network @ LISER.
    12. Rojas, Alejandra & Gölgeci, Ismail & Santoro, Gabriele, 2025. "Navigating meaningful work: Exploring the impact of mobile telepresence robots on healthcare professionals," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    13. Nikolova, Milena & Lepinteur, Anthony & Cnossen, Femke, 2023. "Just another cog in the machine? A worker-level view of robotization and tasks," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1350, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    14. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2024. "Work Meaningfulness and Effort," IZA Discussion Papers 17182, IZA Network @ LISER.
    15. Wang, Wen & Han, Wang-Zhe, 2025. "Do industrial robots bring happiness? The moderating role of public trust," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 380-398.
    16. Ji, Ting & Wang, Shaofeng & Wang, Jianyuan & Zhang, Jie, 2026. "Beyond technology: Role of technology-organization-environment-human factors in autonomous driving adoption for new energy vehicles," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    17. Piotr Lewandowski & Wojciech Szymczak, 2024. "Automation, Trade Unions and Involuntary Atypical Employment," IBS Working Papers 02/2024, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
    18. Anna D’Ambrosio & Roberto Leombruni & Tiziano Razzolini, 2025. "Does far-right populism affect immigrants’ working conditions?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 1-31, March.
    19. Fang, Guanfu & Miao, Liya, 2025. "Robot and crime: Evidence from China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    20. Gallie, Duncan & Zhou, Ying, 2025. "The Meaning and Meaningfulness of Work - the View from Sociology," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1652, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  9. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga & Nikolova, Milena & Tyurina, Elena, 2022. "COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Entry and Exit: Opportunity Amidst Adversity," IZA Discussion Papers 15526, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Simarasl, Nastaran & Tabesh, Pooya & Jessri, Mahshid, 2025. "Navigating hardships: Resilience-building coping strategies and actionable techniques for entrepreneurs," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 68(5), pages 589-600.
    2. Nataly Palomino-Ruiz & Aldo Alvarez-Risco & Jeanet Guzman-Loayza & Oscar Mamani-Benito & Martín A. Vilela-Estrada & Víctor Serna-Alarcón & Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales & Jaime A. Yáñez & Christian R. M, 2022. "Job Insecurity According to the Mental Health of Workers in 25 Peruvian Cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-15, November.
    3. Teichmann, Fabian & Boticiu, Sonia & Sergi, Bruno S., 2023. "RegTech – Potential benefits and challenges for businesses," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    4. Gala-Velásquez, Bernardo De la & Ruiz-Ortega, María José & García-Villaverde, Pedro Manuel & Hurtado-Palomino, Américo, 2024. "Can ambidexterity lead to pioneering orientation in adverse situations? A new approach about when and how," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).

  10. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-Edged Sword: Persistent Effects of Communism on Life Satisfaction," IZA Discussion Papers 14712, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Ilya B. Voskoboynikov, 2023. "Living Standards In The Ussr During The Interwar Period," HSE Working papers WP BRP 264/EC/2023, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    2. Deter, Max & Lange, Martin, 2023. "Are the supporters of socialism the losers of capitalism? Conformism in East Germany and transition success," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    3. Olivia S. Jin & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2023. "“Feeling richer and happier? The effect of self-perceived economic welfare on life satisfaction: longitudinal evidence from a transition economy”," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-19, March.

  11. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris & Boudreaux, Christopher, 2021. "Being Your Own Boss and Bossing Others: The Moderating Effect of Managing Others on Work Meaning and Autonomy for the Self-Employed and Employees," IZA Discussion Papers 14909, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Shihao Wei & Christopher Boudreaux & Zhongfeng Su & Zhan Wu & Pekka Stenholm, 2026. "Deviant response: The effect of income inequality on informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 66(4), pages 1673-1695, April.
    2. Rocco Palumbo, 2024. "Turning Into Disengaged Public Servants: Examining the Effects of Discrimination on Work Engagement," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 24(4), pages 1147-1170, December.
    3. Inessa Love & Boris Nikolaev & Chandra Dhakal, 2024. "The well-being of women entrepreneurs: the role of gender inequality and gender roles," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 62(1), pages 325-352, January.
    4. Stephan, Meike & Demir, Cemre & Lasch, Frank & Vossen, Alexander & Werner, Arndt, 2023. "Psychological well-being of hybrid entrepreneurs: A replication and extension study using German panel data," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
    5. Hazans, Mihails & Masso, Jaan & Maurseth, Per Botolf, 2023. "Human Values and Selection into Supervisory Positions: Evidence from Nine European Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 16643, IZA Network @ LISER.
    6. Nikolova, Milena, 2026. "Let Me Check on You: Job Quality Under AI and Human Oversight," IZA Discussion Papers 18782, IZA Network @ LISER.
    7. Hendriks, Martijn & Cnossen, Femke, 2025. "The economics of meaningful work: A scoping review," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1657, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    8. Ayanna Stephens & Priscilla Bahaw, 2025. "The paradox of self-employment: high well-being amidst unfulfilled desires," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 15(1), pages 1-24, December.
    9. Evelien P. M. Croonen & Florian Noseleit & Michael Wyrwich, 2025. "From values to ventures: how value priorities influence entrepreneurial well-being," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 65(1), pages 79-105, June.
    10. Johanna Kuske & Matthias Schulz & Christian Schwens, 2025. "Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs’ Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Role Demands Outside Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 49(3), pages 750-781, May.
    11. Jerzy Cieślik & Ondřej Dvouletý & André van Stel, 2025. "Expansion and job creation strategies in different solo self-employment segments," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 1-27, December.
    12. Shihao Wei & Christopher J. Boudreaux & Zhongfeng Su & Zhan Wu, 2024. "Natural disasters, personal attributes, and social entrepreneurship: an attention-based view," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 62(4), pages 1409-1427, April.
    13. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2024. "Work Meaningfulness and Effort," IZA Discussion Papers 17182, IZA Network @ LISER.
    14. Landini, Fabio & Lunardon, Davide & Marzucchi, Alberto, 2025. "Green Jobs and Meaningful Work," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1639, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    15. Fabio Landini & Davide Lunardon & Alberto Marzucchi, 2025. "Green Jobs and Meaningful Work," SEEDS Working Papers 0625, SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, revised Jul 2025.
    16. Fossen, Frank M. & McLemore, Trevor & Sorgner, Alina, 2024. "Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship," IZA Discussion Papers 17055, IZA Network @ LISER.
    17. Wei, Shihao & Boudreaux, Christopher J. & Stenholm, Pekka & Su, Zhongfeng & Zhang, Yiyun, 2025. "Climate risk and informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies: The moderating effects of entrepreneurs’ socio-cognitions," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).

  12. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2020. "Sometimes your best just ain't good enough: The worldwide evidence on subjective well-being efficiency," GLO Discussion Paper Series 596, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

    Cited by:

    1. Fabio Zagonari, 2024. "Both religious and secular ethics to achieve both happiness and health: Panel data results based on a dynamic theoretical model," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(4), pages 1-24, April.
    2. Fulvio Castellacci, 2023. "Innovation and social welfare: A new research agenda," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(4), pages 1156-1191, September.
    3. John F. Helliwell, 2022. "Reflections on Measuring and Improving Productivity When Subjective Well-being Is the Objective," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 43, pages 81-85, Fall.
    4. Badunenko, Oleg & Cordero, Jose M. & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2021. "Are you slacking? Where do you and your country stand in the happiness pursuit?," MPRA Paper 108316, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Ruqia Ayoub & Saloni Devi, 2024. "Subjective well-being of entrepreneurs during COVID-19 pandemic: a bibliometric analysis," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
    6. Atilano Pena-López & Paolo Rungo & Beatriz López-Bermúdez, 2021. "The "Efficiency" Effect of Conceptual Referents on the Generation of Happiness: A Cross-National Analysis," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(6), pages 2457-2483, August.
    7. Luca Bonacini & Giovanni Gallo & Sergio Scicchitano, 2021. "Working from home and income inequality: risks of a ‘new normal’ with COVID-19," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 34(1), pages 303-360, January.
    8. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    9. Sarracino, Francesco & O'Connor, Kelsey J., 2022. "A measure of well-being efficiency based on the World Happiness Report," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1061, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  13. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

    Cited by:

    1. Burger,Martijn & Hendriks,Martijn & Ianchovichina,Elena, 2021. "Happy but Unequal : Differences in Subjective Well-Being across Individuals and Space in Colombia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9554, The World Bank.
    2. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Tyurina, Elena & Nagapetyan, Artur, 2022. "The economic value of the Glass Beach: Contingent valuation and life satisfaction approaches," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    3. Tofallis, Chris, 2020. "Which formula for national happiness?," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    4. Giacomo Degli Antoni & Chiara Franco, 2022. "The effect of technological behaviour and beliefs on subjective well-being: the role of technological infrastructure," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 553-590, April.
    5. Hetschko, Clemens & Knabe, Andreas & Schöb, Ronnie, 2021. "Happiness, Work, and Identity," GLO Discussion Paper Series 783, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Marina G. Kolosnitsyna & Natalia A. Khorkina & Khongor N. Dorzhiev, 2014. "What Happens To Happiness When People Get Older? Socio-Economic Determinants Of Life Satisfaction In Later Life," HSE Working papers WP BRP 68/EC/2014, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    7. Gaston-Breton, Charlotte & De Stefano, M. Cristina, 2025. "Mapping consumer well-being: Contextualization, conceptualization, and classification using topic modeling," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 194(C).
    8. Anna Barwińska Małajowicz & Miroslava Knapková & Krzysztof Szczotka & Miriam Martinkovičová & Radosław Pyrek, 2022. "Energy Efficiency Policies in Poland and Slovakia in the Context of Individual Well-Being," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-29, December.
    9. John Ifcher & Homa Zarghamee & Carol Graham, 2019. "Income inequality and well-being in the U.S.: evidence of geographic-scale- and measure-dependence," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 17(3), pages 415-434, September.
    10. Yu Shen & Wenkai Sun, 2025. "The winter depression: coal heating and mental health in China," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 1-32, March.
    11. Cosimato, Silvia & Faggini, Marisa & Prete, Marzia del, 2021. "The co-creation of value for pursuing a sustainable happiness: The analysis of an Italian prison community," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    12. David G. Blanchflower & Alex Bryson, 2020. "Now Unions Increase Job Satisfaction and Well-being," DoQSS Working Papers 20-08, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
    13. Dr. Bindu V V. & Ms. Pooja Rajesh. & Ms. Meghna Surya Mahesh. & Ms. Amika Raveendran. & Ms. Devi Anjana & Ms. Sayoojya. K., 2026. "Happiness Economics: An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Personal Happiness and Economic Contribution among Young and Middle-Aged Adults," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 13(6), pages 2022-2033, June.
    14. Larry Dwyer, 2022. "Productivity, Destination Performance, and Stakeholder Well-Being," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-16, July.
    15. Chu, Shuai & Zeng, Xiangquan & Zimmermann, Klaus F., "undated". "Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China," Discussion Papers 307569, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
    16. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Christopher Boudreaux, 2023. "Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 463-483, February.
    17. Kuriko OTSUKA & Keita OIKAWA, 2024. "Economics of Happiness and ASEAN's People-Centric Smart City," Working Papers DP-2024-22, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    18. de Pedraza, Pablo & Guzi, Martin & Tijdens, Kea, 2020. "Life Dissatisfaction and Anxiety in COVID-19 pandemic," GLO Discussion Paper Series 544, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    19. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction," GLO Discussion Paper Series 927, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    20. Myck, Michał & Oczkowska, Monika & Kulati, Ellam, 2025. "Income and well-being in old age: The role of local contextual factors," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 30(C).
    21. Advani, Bhavya & Pradhan, Ashis Kumar & Mohindra, Vinita & Sreenu, Nenavath, 2024. "Demystifying the nexus between Forest cover and happiness: A study of global economies," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
    22. Olivia S. Jin & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2023. "“Feeling richer and happier? The effect of self-perceived economic welfare on life satisfaction: longitudinal evidence from a transition economy”," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-19, March.
    23. Mojca Svetek & Mateja Drnovsek, 2022. "Exploring the Effects of Types of Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Subjective Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 149-170, January.
    24. Pełka Marcin, 2019. "Analysis of Happiness in EU Countries Using the Multi-Model Classification based on Models of Symbolic Data," Econometrics. Advances in Applied Data Analysis, Paradigm, vol. 23(3), pages 15-25, September.
    25. Andriani, Luca & Ashyrov, Gaygysyz, 2025. "Life satisfaction and tax preferences in transition economies," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 49(3).
    26. Larry Dwyer, 2024. "Tourism Degrowth and Resident Well-being," Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, CinTurs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, vol. 12(3), pages 206-225.
    27. Dimitris Ballas & Ilias Thanis, 2022. "Exploring the Geography of Subjective Happiness in Europe During the Years of the Economic Crisis: A Multilevel Modelling Approach," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 164(1), pages 105-137, November.
    28. Claudine Burton-Jeangros & Jan-Erik Refle & Julien Fakhoury & Liala Consoli & Yves Jackson, 2025. "Legal Status Regularization, Satisfaction with Life and Gender: A Longitudinal Study of Undocumented Workers in Switzerland," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 180(1), pages 441-460, October.
    29. Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell & Farrell, Lisa, 2020. "Fuel poverty and subjective wellbeing," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    30. Luca Andriani & Gaygysyz Ashyrov, 2022. "Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(4), pages 511-535, November.
    31. Suppa, Nicolai, 2021. "Unemployment and subjective well-being," GLO Discussion Paper Series 760, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    32. Burger,Martijn & Hendriks,Martijn & Ianchovichina,Elena, 2022. "Anatomy of Brazil’s Subjective Well-Being : A Tale of Growing Discontent and Polarization in the 2010s," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9924, The World Bank.

  14. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris & Popova, Olga, 2020. "The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment," IZA Discussion Papers 13187, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Hetschko, Clemens & Knabe, Andreas & Schöb, Ronnie, 2021. "Happiness, Work, and Identity," GLO Discussion Paper Series 783, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    2. Raunak Gupta, 2024. "Untangling the nexus of entrepreneurship and unemployment: a bibliometric review," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
    3. Stephan, Meike & Demir, Cemre & Lasch, Frank & Vossen, Alexander & Werner, Arndt, 2023. "Psychological well-being of hybrid entrepreneurs: A replication and extension study using German panel data," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
    4. Nikolova Milena & Popova Olga, 2021. "Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 83-114, January.
    5. Simon C. Parker, 2026. "Entrepreneurship and Physical Health: A Natural Experiment Based on the 1956 British Clean Air Act," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 50(4), pages 1057-1087, July.
    6. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke & Nikolaev, Boris, 2024. "Robots, meaning, and self-determination," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 53(5).
    7. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga & Nikolova, Milena & Tyurina, Elena, 2022. "COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    8. Ayanna Stephens & Priscilla Bahaw, 2025. "The paradox of self-employment: high well-being amidst unfulfilled desires," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 15(1), pages 1-24, December.
    9. Herbert Schuetze & Brianna Perry, 2024. "Income and Labour Market Consequences of Business Failure," Department Discussion Papers 2407, Department of Economics, University of Victoria.
    10. Mojca Svetek & Mateja Drnovsek, 2022. "Exploring the Effects of Types of Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Subjective Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 149-170, January.
    11. Ardianti, Retno & Obschonka, Martin & Davidsson, Per, 2022. "Psychological well-being of hybrid entrepreneurs," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 17(C).
    12. Afrahi, Bahare & Zaefarian, Reza & Oghazi, Pejvak & Mostaghel, Rana, 2025. "Understanding entrepreneurial disengagement: Exploring the role of team vision and emotional support," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
    13. Patel, Pankaj C. & Wolfe, Marcus T., 2025. "Self-employment and inflammation in older adults: Examining biomarkers in the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 23(C).
    14. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  15. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What Makes Work Meaningful and Why Economists Should Care about It," IZA Discussion Papers 13112, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Rocco Palumbo, 2024. "Turning Into Disengaged Public Servants: Examining the Effects of Discrimination on Work Engagement," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 24(4), pages 1147-1170, December.
    2. Antonio Cabrales & Esther Hauk, 2026. "Optimally Designing Purpose and Meaning at Work," CESifo Working Paper Series 12381, CESifo.
    3. Mehmet Güney Celbiş & Pui-Hang Wong & Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp, 2023. "Job Satisfaction and the ‘Great Resignation’: An Exploratory Machine Learning Analysis," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 170(3), pages 1097-1118, December.
    4. Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work orientations and economics," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1645, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Clark, Andrew E. & Kozák, Michal, 2023. "Twenty Years of Job Quality in OECD Countries: More Good News?," IZA Discussion Papers 16597, IZA Network @ LISER.
    6. Kourtney Koebel & Dionne Pohler, 2026. "The Impact of Canada's Working Income Tax Benefit on the Labor Supply of Low‐Income Workers," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 65(3), pages 357-377, July.
    7. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke & Nikolaev. Boris, 2022. "Robots, Meaning, and Self-Determination," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1191, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    8. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Christopher Boudreaux, 2023. "Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 463-483, February.
    9. H. Nicolás Acosta-González & Oscar D. Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, 2024. "Bad Jobs Versus Good Jobs: Does It Matter for Life and Job Satisfaction?," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 7647-7671, June.
    10. Marijana Andrijic, 2022. "Economics And Happiness €“ Key Insights And Latest Findings," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 31(1), pages 257-275, june.
    11. José-Ignacio Antón & Rafael Grande & Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo & Fernando Pinto, 2023. "Gender Gaps in Working Conditions," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 166(1), pages 53-83, February.
    12. Tobias Wolf & Maria Metzing & Richard E. Lucas, 2022. "Experienced Well-Being and Labor Market Status: The Role of Pleasure and Meaning," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 163(2), pages 691-721, September.
    13. Akshay Vij & Lynette Washington & Sally Weller & Jacob Irving & Ilke Onur, 2024. "Labour Market Preferences of Retrenched Australian Auto Industry Workers for Job Quality and Meaningful Work," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 100(329), pages 209-233, June.
    14. Hendriks, Martijn & Cnossen, Femke, 2025. "The economics of meaningful work: A scoping review," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1657, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    15. Richard Audoly & Rory McGee & Sergio Ocampo & Gonzalo Paz-Pardo, 2025. "A Practitioner’s Note on the Shapley-Owen-Shorrocks Decomposition," Staff Reports 1163, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
    16. Sandra Patrícia Marques Pereira & Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia & Patrícia Jardim Da Palma & Liliana Pitacho & Fabrício Castagna Lunardi, 2022. "The Conceptual Model of Role Stress and Job Burnout in Judges: The Moderating Role of Career Calling," Laws, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-17, May.
    17. Francis Green & Sangwoo Lee, 2024. "‘Bad Jobs’ in Europe: Derivation and Analysis of a Wellbeing-Related Job Quality Threshold," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 19(6), pages 3305-3334, December.
    18. Belloc, Filippo & Burdin, Gabriel & Cattani, Luca & Ellis, William & Landini, Fabio, 2021. "Coevolution of Job Automation Risk and Workplace Governance," IZA Discussion Papers 14788, IZA Network @ LISER.
    19. Oxholm, Anne Sophie & Andersen, Merethe Kirstine & Waldorff, Frans Boch & Wehberg, Sonja & Pedersen, Line Bjørnskov, 2025. "The role of providers’ intrinsic motivation for quality of care and responses to a non-financial incentive," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 382(C).
    20. Diane Pelly, 2023. "Worker Well-Being and Quit Intentions: Is Measuring Job Satisfaction Enough?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 169(1), pages 397-441, September.
    21. Belloc, Ignacio & Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio & Molina, José Alberto, 2025. "Extreme temperatures: Gender differences in well-being," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    22. Ana Junça-Silva & Sónia Silva & António Caetano, 2022. "Job crafting, meaningful work and performance: a moderated mediation approach of presenteeism," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(4), pages 1-21, April.
    23. Michael MITSOPOULOS & Theodore PELAGIDIS, 2021. "Labor Taxation And Investment In Developed Countries. The Impact On Employment," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(2), pages 13-31, June.
    24. Asuyama, Yoko, 2021. "Determinants of job interestingness: Comparison of Japan and other high-income countries," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    25. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2024. "Work Meaningfulness and Effort," IZA Discussion Papers 17182, IZA Network @ LISER.
    26. Landini, Fabio & Lunardon, Davide & Marzucchi, Alberto, 2025. "Green Jobs and Meaningful Work," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1639, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    27. Mojca Svetek & Mateja Drnovsek, 2022. "Exploring the Effects of Types of Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Subjective Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 149-170, January.
    28. Li-Lun & Liu & Yao-Jen & Su, 2022. "Digital Transformation and Strategic Analysis of Human Resource Value," Advances in Management and Applied Economics, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 12(6), pages 1-6.
    29. Ruqia Ayoub & Saloni Devi, 2024. "Subjective well-being of entrepreneurs during COVID-19 pandemic: a bibliometric analysis," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
    30. Mark Fabian, 2021. "Improving Interdisciplinary Research in Well-Being—A Review with Further Comments of Michael Bishop’s The Good Life: Unifying the Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(6), pages 2829-2844, August.
    31. Anna D’Ambrosio & Roberto Leombruni & Tiziano Razzolini, 2025. "Does far-right populism affect immigrants’ working conditions?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 1-31, March.
    32. Fabio Landini & Davide Lunardon & Alberto Marzucchi, 2025. "Green Jobs and Meaningful Work," SEEDS Working Papers 0625, SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, revised Jul 2025.
    33. Koebel, Kourtney & Pohler, Dionne, 2024. "The effect of an unconditional government income transfer on the labour supply of lowincome workers," CLEF Working Paper Series 76, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo.
    34. Vanessa C. Burbano & Olle Folke & Stephan Meier & Johanna Rickne, 2024. "The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(10), pages 7004-7023, October.
    35. Simon Walo, 2023. "‘Bullshit’ After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 37(5), pages 1123-1146, October.
    36. Green, Francis, 2021. "Decent Work and The Quality of Work and Employment," GLO Discussion Paper Series 817, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    37. Zhou, Qin & Sacramento, Claudia & Martinaityte, Ieva, 2023. "Work meaningfulness and performance among healthcare professionals: The role of professional respect and participative management," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    38. Grimm, Felix, 2024. "Digital Technologies, Job Quality and Employer-provided Training," VfS Annual Conference 2024 (Berlin): Upcoming Labor Market Challenges 302402, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    39. Humberto Charles-Leija & Carlos G. Castro & Mario Toledo & Rosalinda Ballesteros-Valdés, 2023. "Meaningful Work, Happiness at Work, and Turnover Intentions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-15, February.
    40. Diane Pelly, 2022. "Worker well-being and quit intentions: is measuring job satisfaction enough?," Working Papers 202204, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
    41. Gallie, Duncan & Zhou, Ying, 2025. "The Meaning and Meaningfulness of Work - the View from Sociology," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1652, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    42. R. Maria del Rio-Chanona & Alejandro Hermida-Carrillo & Melody Sepahpour-Fard & Luning Sun & Renata Topinkova & Ljubica Nedelkoska, 2022. "Mental health concerns prelude the Great Resignation: Evidence from Social Media," Papers 2208.07926, arXiv.org.
    43. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    44. Abid Hussain & Uma Jogulu & Esme Franken & Rahatulaain Ahmad & Tim Bentley, 2026. "Driven to Serve: Exploring Meaningful Work for Doctors Through the Lens of Public Service Motivation," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 46(1), pages 21-34, February.

  16. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga & Otrachshenko, Vladimir, 2019. "Stalin and the Origins of Mistrust," IZA Discussion Papers 12326, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Becker, Sascha O. & Mukand, Sharun & Yotzov, Ivan, 2022. "Persecution, Pogroms and Genocide: A Conceptual Framework and New Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers 15485, IZA Network @ LISER.
    2. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Tyurina, Elena & Nagapetyan, Artur, 2022. "The economic value of the Glass Beach: Contingent valuation and life satisfaction approaches," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    3. Lonsky, Jakub, 2020. "Gulags, crime, and elite violence: Origins and consequences of the Russian mafia," BOFIT Discussion Papers 24/2020, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).
    4. Werner, Katharina & Skali, Ahmed, 2023. "Violent Conflict and Parochial Trust: Lab-in-the-Field and Survey Evidence," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1319, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Giesing, Yvonne & Kauder, Björn & Mergele, Lukas & Potrafke, Niklas & Poutvaara, Panu, 2024. "Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: How Cultural Norms Affect Attitudes toward Immigration," IZA Discussion Papers 16833, IZA Network @ LISER.
    6. Astghik Mavisakalyan & Vladimir Otrachshenko & Olga Popova, 2023. "Does democracy protect the environment? The role of the Arctic Council," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 176(5), pages 1-21, May.
    7. Sascha O. Becker, 2022. "Forced Displacement in History: Some Recent Research," CESifo Working Paper Series 9604, CESifo.
    8. Mikula, Stepan & Reggiani, Tommaso G. & Sabatini, Fabio, 2025. "The Long-Term Impact of Church Activity on Social Capital: Lessons from Post-War Czechoslovakia," IZA Discussion Papers 17981, IZA Network @ LISER.
    9. Ekaterina Zhuravskaya & Sergei Guriev & Andrei Markevich, 2024. "New Russian Economic History," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-03874282, HAL.
    10. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2019. "Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe," Working Papers 384, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies).
    11. Popova, Olga & See, Sarah Grace & Nikolova, Milena & Otrachshenko, Vladimir, 2023. "The societal costs of inflation and unemployment," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1341, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    12. Štěpán Mikula & Tommaso Reggiani & Fabio Sabatini, 2023. "The long-term impact of religion on social capital: lessons from post-war Czechoslovakia," MUNI ECON Working Papers 2023-03, Masaryk University.
    13. Shen, Xiuheng & Sun, Yucheng & Zhou, Xianbo, 2025. "The political legacy of disease control: Evidence from a polio vaccination campaign in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    14. Gerhard Toews & Pierre-Louis Vezina, 2020. "Enemies of the people," Working Papers w0279, New Economic School (NES).
    15. Niu, Tong & Yu, Qiuliang, 2025. "The contagion of uncertainty perceptions in value chains: Firm evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    16. Berggren, Niclas & Bjørnskov, Christian, 2023. "Does globalization suppress social trust?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 443-458.
    17. Olga Popova & Milena Nikolova & Sarah Grace See & Vladimir Otrachshenko, 2025. "Inflation, unemployment, and institutional trust: The global evidence," Working and Discussion Papers WP 6/2025, Research Department, National Bank of Slovakia.
    18. Berlingieri, Francesco & d'Hombres, Béatrice & Kovacic, Matija, 2025. "Disentangling loneliness and trust in populist voting behaviour in Europe," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1634, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    19. Mavisakalyan, Astghik & Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga, 2024. "Natural disasters and acceptance of intimate partner violence: The global evidence," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1465, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    20. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2023. "Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values," IZA Discussion Papers 16657, IZA Network @ LISER.
    21. Libman, Alexander & Popova, Olga, 2022. "Children of Communism: The Former Party Membership and Demand for Redistribution," IZA Discussion Papers 15816, IZA Network @ LISER.
    22. Martins, Armando N.G.L., 2025. "Democratic engagement in the shadow of authoritarian repression: Evidence from Chile (2019–2023)," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    23. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2021. "Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1783-1800, December.
    24. Ivanov, Denis, 2023. "Institutional reforms and social trust: Quasi-experimental evidence from the Caucasian states," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 829-859.
    25. Costa-Font, Joan & García Hombrados, Jorge & Nicińska, Anna, 2024. "Long-lasting effects of indoctrination in school: evidence from the People's Republic of Poland," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 120407, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    26. Kim, Young-Il Albert & Kim, Dongyoung, 2025. "Intergenerational impact of early life exposure to trauma: Maternal exposure to the Korean War and risk aversion," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(4), pages 937-953.
    27. Ori Shai, 2023. "Can conflict affect individuals’ preferences for income redistribution?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(4), pages 3071-3096, October.
    28. Lonsky, Jakub, 2025. "Gulags, crime, and elite violence: Origins and consequences of the Russian mafia," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    29. Elodie Douarin & Tomasz Mickiewicz, 2022. "Is the post-communist transition over?," World of Labour, LISER, pages 494-494, June.
    30. Andriani, Luca & Ashyrov, Gaygysyz, 2025. "Life satisfaction and tax preferences in transition economies," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 49(3).
    31. Vlad Surdea-Hernea & Aurelian-Petrus Plopeanu, 2026. "Historical Violence and Public Health: Institutional Post-Traumatic Stress and Vaccine Acceptance in Romania," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 68(1), pages 1-34, March.
    32. Gexin Guan & Wei Zhao, 2023. "Using Risk System Theory to Explore Farmers’ Intentions towards Rural Homestead Transfer: Empirical Evidence from Anhui, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-23, March.
    33. Nikolova, Elena & Plopeanu, Aurelian, 2026. "Empires, gender attitudes and tolerance: Evidence from Romania," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1747, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    34. Mavisakalyan, Astghik & Minasyan, Anna, 2025. "Mining and mistrust in government," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).
    35. De Sousa, José & Guillin, Amélie & Lochard, Julie & Silve, Arthur, 2023. "Trust and specialization in complexity: Evidence from U.S. states," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 216(C), pages 332-353.
    36. Vladimir Otrachshenko & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2023. "Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1139-1185, July.

  17. Ivlevs, Artjoms & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2019. "Former Communist Party Membership and Present-Day Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe," IZA Discussion Papers 12761, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction," GLO Discussion Paper Series 927, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    2. Ana Iolanda Vodă & Alina-Petronela Haller & Alexandru Anichiti & Gina Ionela Butnaru, 2020. "Testing Entrepreneurial Intention Determinants in Post-Transition Economies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-26, December.
    3. Sałach, Katarzyna & Brzezinski, Michal, 2020. "Political connections and the super-rich in Poland," SocArXiv u5qbd, Center for Open Science.
    4. Sorgner, Alina & Wyrwich, Michael, 2021. "Calling Baumol: What Telephones Can Tell Us about the Allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent in the Face of Radical Institutional Changes," IZA Discussion Papers 14458, IZA Network @ LISER.

  18. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2018. "Emigration, remittances and the subjective well-being of those staying behind," Working Papers 2018-024, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.

    Cited by:

    1. Jing Zhao & Yiwen Shangguan, 2025. "How does Urban-to-Urban Migration of Youth Affect the Health of Left-Behind Parents? Evidence from China," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 35-53, March.
    2. Turati, Riccardo, 2024. "Network Abroad and Culture: Global Individual-Level Evidence," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1488, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    3. Paulone, Sara & Ivlevs, Artjoms, 2019. "Emigration and alcohol consumption among migrant household members staying behind: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 221(C), pages 40-48.
    4. Youxing Zhang & Peter Howley & Clemens Hetschko, 2025. "Happy citizens trust their rulers," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(3), pages 1-28, September.
    5. Tachibana, Towa & Goto, Rie & Sakurai, Takeshi & Rayamajhi, Santosh & Adhikari, Angel & Dow, William H., 2019. "Do remittances alleviate negative impacts of disaster on mental health? A case of the 2015 Nepal earthquake," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 238(C), pages 1-1.
    6. Shu Cai & Albert Park & Winnie Yip, 2022. "Migration and experienced utility of left-behind parents: evidence from rural China," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 35(3), pages 1225-1259, July.
    7. Nirmal Aryal & Pramod R. Regmi & Edwin van Teijlingen & Steven Trenoweth & Pratik Adhikary & Padam Simkhada, 2020. "The Impact of Spousal Migration on the Mental Health of Nepali Women: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-10, February.
    8. Rosalind Edwards & Susie Weller & Emma Davidson & Lynn Jamieson, 2023. "Small Stories of Home Moves: A Gendered and Generational Breadth-and-Depth Investigation," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 28(1), pages 210-227, March.
    9. Ivlevs, Artjoms & King, Roswitha M., 2019. "To Europe or Not to Europe? Migration and Public Support for Joining the European Union in the Western Balkans," IZA Discussion Papers 12254, IZA Network @ LISER.
    10. Zhu, Ruini & Yuan, Ye & Wang, Yaojing, 2024. "Love, health, and robots: Automation, migration, and family responses in rural China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    11. Abreham Adera, 2023. "Do migrant remittances have state de-legitimizing tendencies? A micro-survey based evidence from Africa," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(1), pages 2197323-219, December.
    12. Azizbek Tokhirov, 2023. "Income fluctuations and subjective well-being: Partially mediating effects of remittances," Working Papers 400, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies).
    13. Azizbek Tokhirov, 2024. "Income Fluctuations and Subjective Well-being: The Mediating Effects of Occupational Switching and Remittances," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 25(8), pages 1-37, December.
    14. Hugo Briseño & Guillermo Estefani & Alejandra Núñez-Acosta & Manuel Soto-Pérez, 2022. "Urban Risks and Their Influence on Subjective Well-being Around the World," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 1617-1636, April.
    15. Ikhenaode, Bright Isaac & Parello, Carmelo Pierpaolo, 2022. "Migration, technology diffusion and convergence in a two-country AK Growth Model," MPRA Paper 115340, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. Iddisah Sulemana & Louis Doabil & Ebenezer Bugri Anarfo, 2019. "International Remittances and Subjective Wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Micro-level Study," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 524-539, September.
    17. Grossmann, Jakub & Jurajda, Štepán & Roesel, Felix, 2021. "Forced Migration, Staying Minorities, and New Societies: Evidence from Post-War Czechoslovakia," IZA Discussion Papers 14191, IZA Network @ LISER.
    18. Filomena M. Critelli & Laura A. Lewis & Asli Cennet Yalim & Jibek Ibraeva, 2021. "Labor Migration and Its Impact on Families in Kyrgyzstan: a Qualitative Study," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 907-928, September.
    19. Fethiye Kaya Tilbe, 2023. "Labour market, social welfare, and migrant remittance: COVID-19 implications in the UK," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    20. Lim, Sokchea & Morshed, A.K.M. Mahbub & Turnovsky, Stephen J., 2023. "Endogenous labor migration and remittances: Macroeconomic and welfare consequences," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    21. Elena Ambrosetti & Angela Paparusso, 2024. "What is the Relationship Between the Perceived Quality of Neighbourhood and the Self-reported Life Satisfaction in Immigrants Versus Natives in Europe?," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 799-826, June.
    22. Regan Deonanan & Benjamin Ramkissoon, 2024. "How Do Remittances Affect Child Mortality at Different Levels of Mortality? Estimating Unconditional Quantile Treatment Effects on Three Leading Causes of Child Mortality," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(2), pages 21582440241, June.

  19. Nikolova, Milena, 2018. "Self-Employment Can Be Good for Your Health," GLO Discussion Paper Series 226, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

    Cited by:

    1. Masunga K Iseselo & Idda H Mosha & Japhet Killewo & Linda Helgesson Sekei & Anne H Outwater, 2019. "Can training interventions in entrepreneurship, beekeeping, and health change the mind-set of vulnerable young adults toward self-employment? A qualitative study from urban Tanzania," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Judite Gonçalves & Pedro S. Martins, 2021. "Effects of self-employment on hospitalizations: instrumental variables analysis of social security data," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(3), pages 1527-1543, October.

  20. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris N., 2018. "Family matters: involuntary parental unemployment during childhood and subjective well-being later in life," GLO Discussion Paper Series 212, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

    Cited by:

    1. Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer, 2020. "Intergenerational effects of employment protection reforms," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).

  21. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2017. "Sometimes Your Best Just Ain't Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Well-Being Efficiency," IZA Discussion Papers 10774, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Jose Manuel Cordero & Cristina Polo & Javier Salinas-Jiménez, 2021. "Subjective Well-Being and Heterogeneous Contexts: A Cross-National Study Using Semi-Nonparametric Frontier Methods," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(2), pages 867-886, February.
    2. Badunenko, Oleg & Cordero, Jose M. & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2021. "Are you slacking? Where do you and your country stand in the happiness pursuit?," MPRA Paper 108316, University Library of Munich, Germany.

  22. Nikolova, Elena & Nikolova, Milena, 2016. "Suffrage, Labour Markets and Coalitions in Colonial Virginia," IZA Discussion Papers 10226, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Roger D. Congleton, 2018. "A short history of constitutional liberalism in America," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 29(2), pages 137-170, June.
    2. Djankov, Simeon & Nikolova, Elena, 2018. "Communism as the unhappy coming," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 708-721.
    3. Jensen, Jeffrey L. & Yntiso, Sidak, 2019. "Democratic reversals and the size of government," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 21-49.

  23. Klaus F. Zimmermann & Monica Roman & Milena Nikolova, 2016. "Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries," Discussion Papers 36, Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI).

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    1. Mendola, Mariapia, 2017. "International migration and informal social protection in rural Mozambique," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 282-290.
    2. Anghel, Remus Gabriel & Co?ciug, Anatolie & Manafi, Ioana & Roman, Monica, 2016. "International Migration, Return Migration, and their Effects: A Comprehensive Review on the Romanian Case," IZA Discussion Papers 10445, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Tuccio, Michele & Wahba, Jackline & Hamdouch, Bachir, 2019. "International Migration as Driver of Political and Social Change: Evidence from Morocco," GLO Discussion Paper Series 309, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    4. Turati, Riccardo, 2024. "Network Abroad and Culture: Global Individual-Level Evidence," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1488, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Michal Hrivnák & Peter Moritz & Katarína Melichová & Soňa Bellérová, 2023. "Does Civic Engagement Support Relational and Mental Health of Urban Population?," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-16, February.
    6. Riccardo Turati, 2020. "Network-based Connectedness and the Diffusion of Cultural Traits," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2020012, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    7. Ruxanda Berlinschi & Jan Fidrmuc, 2018. "Comfort and Conformity: A Culture-based Theory of Migration," CESifo Working Paper Series 7294, CESifo.
    8. Shu Cai & Albert Park & Winnie Yip, 2022. "Migration and experienced utility of left-behind parents: evidence from rural China," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 35(3), pages 1225-1259, July.
    9. Riccardo Turati, 2021. "Do you want to migrate to the United States? Migration intentions and Cultural Traits in Latin America," Working Papers wpdea2101, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona.
    10. Jan Brzozowski & Nicola Daniele Coniglio, 2022. "The Effect of International Migration on Tax Morale in the Home Country: Evidence from Poland," EGEIWP 03-2022, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", revised Jan 2023.
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    12. Idrissa Diabate & Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, 2019. "Female genital mutilation and migration in Mali: do return migrants transfer social norms?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 32(4), pages 1125-1170, October.
    13. Matteo Masotti & Andrei Lucian Turlea & Matteo Vittuari, 2025. "The role of migration in post-soviet communities: the changing structure of rural livelihoods in Moldova," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
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    15. Khandker Wahedur Rahman, 2023. "International migration and the religious schooling of children in the home country: evidence from Bangladesh," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1963-2005, July.
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    17. Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2017. "Migration for Development: From Challenges to Opportunities," GLO Discussion Paper Series 70, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    18. Leonid V. Azarnert & Slava Yakubenko, 2021. "Effects of Emigration on Gender Norms in Countries of Origin," CESifo Working Paper Series 9450, CESifo.
    19. Constant, Amelie F. & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2016. "Diaspora economics: New perspectives," MERIT Working Papers 2016-042, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    20. Konte, Maty & Ndubuisi, Gideon, 2022. "Remittance dependence, support for taxation and quality of public services in Africa," MERIT Working Papers 2022-019, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    21. Bonin, Holger & Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle & Rinne, Ulf & Brücker, Herbert, 2020. "Wirtschaftliche Effekte der EU-Arbeitskräftemobilität in den Ziel- und Herkunftsländern," IZA Research Reports 102, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    22. Auer, Daniel & Schaub, Max, 2024. "Mass Emigration and the Erosion of Liberal Democracy," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 68(2), pages 1-14.

  24. Milena Nikolova & Sinem Ayhan, 2016. "Your Spouse Is Fired! How Much Do You Care?," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 891, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

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    1. Jung, Dain & Kwak, Do Won & Tang, Kam Ki & Yazbeck, Myra, 2025. "Shared lives, shared stress: Witnessing and spillover effects in spousal mental health interactions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    2. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Tyurina, Elena & Nagapetyan, Artur, 2022. "The economic value of the Glass Beach: Contingent valuation and life satisfaction approaches," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    3. Adrian Chadi & Lazlo Goerke, 2023. "Seeking Shelter in Times of Crisis? Unemployment, Perceived Job Insecurity and Trade Union Membership," IAAEU Discussion Papers 202302, Institute of Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU).
    4. Hetschko, Clemens & Schöb, Ronnie & Wolf, Tobias, 2020. "Income support, employment transitions and well-being," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
    5. Chadi, Adrian & Hetschko, Clemens, 2025. "Income or leisure? On the hidden benefits of (un)employment," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    6. Benedikt Kretzler & Hans-Helmut König & André Hajek, 2021. "Objective Job Demands of Oneself and One’s Partner, and Depressive Symptoms. Evidence from a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-11, December.
    7. Matteo Picchio & Michele Ubaldi, 2022. "Unemployment And Health: A Meta-Analysis," Working Papers 467, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche (I), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali.
    8. Juliane Hennecke & Astrid Pape, 2020. "Suddenly a Stay-At-Home Dad? Short- and Long-term Consequences of Fathers’ Job Loss on Time Investment in the Household," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1112, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    9. Lars Kunze & Nicolai Suppa, 2017. "The Effect of Unemployment on Social Participation of Spouses: Evidence from Plant Closures in Germany," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 898, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    10. Florence Lebert & Oliver Lipps & Alessandro Di Nallo, 2025. "How Perceived Job Insecurity, Voluntary Unemployment and Involuntary Job Loss Shape Couples’ Life Satisfaction," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 46(4), pages 985-1001, December.
    11. Michele Ubaldi & Matteo Picchio, 2023. "Intergenerational Scars: The Impact of Parental Unemployment on Individual Health Later in Life," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1188, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    12. Günther, Tom & Conradi, Jakob & Hetschko, Clemens, 2025. "Socialism, identity and the well-being of unemployed women," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    13. Melanie Borah & Andreas Knabe & Christine Lücke, 2023. "Is a Sorrow Shared a Sorrow Doubled? Parental Unemployment and the Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Children," CESifo Working Paper Series 10776, CESifo.
    14. Filomena, Mattia & Picchio, Matteo, 2023. "You'll Never Walk Alone: Unemployment, Social Networks and Leisure Activities," IZA Discussion Papers 16579, IZA Network @ LISER.
    15. Marijana Andrijic, 2022. "Economics And Happiness €“ Key Insights And Latest Findings," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 31(1), pages 257-275, june.
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    17. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke & Nikolaev, Boris, 2024. "Robots, meaning, and self-determination," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 53(5).
    18. Gallo, Giovanni & Ubaldi, Michele, 2025. "Sweets for my sweet: The impact of partner unemployment on individual physical health," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1638, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    19. Israel Escudero-Castillo & Fco. Javier Mato-Díaz & Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez, 2026. "In health and unemployment: well-being impacts of joblessness on oneself and partners," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 26(3), pages 1-27, September.
    20. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it," GLO Discussion Paper Series 509, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    21. Carina Keldenich & Christine Luecke, 2022. "Unlucky at work, unlucky in love: job loss and marital stability," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 243-278, March.
    22. Emile Cammeraat & Egbert Jongen & Pierre Koning, 2023. "The added-worker effect in the Netherlands before and during the Great Recession," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 217-243, March.
    23. Antonio Di Paolo & Ada Ferrer‐i‐Carbonell, 2022. "Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(2), pages 412-442, March.
    24. Yang, Xiaolan & Hong, Xiaoyue & Li, Wenchao, 2023. "“Only children” and entrepreneurship in China: Spillover effects and mechanisms," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
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    27. Lars Kunze & Nicolai Suppa, 2020. "Who Is Bowling Alone? Quantile Treatment Effects of Unemployment on Social Participation," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1077, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    28. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Olga Popova, 2021. "The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1819-1836, December.
    29. Wang, Wen & Han, Wang-Zhe, 2025. "Do industrial robots bring happiness? The moderating role of public trust," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 380-398.
    30. Nikolova, Milena, 2018. "Self-Employment Can Be Good for Your Health," GLO Discussion Paper Series 226, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    31. Ruben Ruf & Jenny Berrill & Damien Cassells, 2025. "Asymmetry and Spillover Effects in the Relationship Between Stock Markets and Mental Health: An Alternative Approach," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(8), pages 1410-1425, August.
    32. Silva, Pedro Mendonça & Moutinho, Victor Ferreira & Moreira, António Carrizo, 2022. "Do social and economic factors affect the technical efficiency in entrepreneurship activities? Evidence from European countries using a two-stage DEA model," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 82(PB).
    33. Tom Günther & Jakob Conradi & Clemens Hetschko, 2024. "Socialism, Identity and the Well-Being of Unemployed Women," CESifo Working Paper Series 11154, CESifo.
    34. Adrian Chadi & Clemens Hetschko, 2021. "How Job Changes Affect People's Lives — Evidence from Subjective Well‐Being Data," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 59(2), pages 279-306, June.
    35. Sonja Scheuring & Jonas Voßemer & Anna Baranowska-Rataj & Giulia Tattarini, 2021. "Does Fixed-Term Employment Have Spillover Effects on the Well-Being of Partners? A Panel Data Analysis for East and West Germany," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(7), pages 3001-3021, October.
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    39. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  25. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris, 2016. "Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania," IZA Discussion Papers 9636, IZA Network @ LISER.

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    1. Zimmermann, Klaus F. & Nikolova, Milena & Roman, Monica, 2015. "Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 10990, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    2. Annika B. Bergbauer, 2019. "How Did EU Membership of Eastern Europe Affect Student Achievement?," ifo Working Paper Series 299, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
    3. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction," GLO Discussion Paper Series 927, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    4. Libman, Alexander & Popova, Olga, 2022. "Children of Communism: The Former Party Membership and Demand for Redistribution," IZA Discussion Papers 15816, IZA Network @ LISER.
    5. Bergbauer, Annika B., 2019. "How did EU membership of Eastern Europe affect student achievement?," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 27(6), pages 624-644.
    6. Huang-Ting Yan & Chin-En Wu, 2025. "Intra-executive competition as a way to build political trust: Evidence from European semi-presidential countries," European Union Politics, , vol. 26(4), pages 759-782, December.
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    8. Luca Andriani & Gaygysyz Ashyrov, 2022. "Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(4), pages 511-535, November.
    9. Vladimir Otrachshenko & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2023. "Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1139-1185, July.

  26. Nikolova, Milena, 2016. "Happiness and Development," IZA Discussion Papers 10088, IZA Network @ LISER.

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    1. Kai Li & Feng Yu & Yanchi Zhang & Yongyu Guo, 2023. "The Effects of Subjective Social Class on Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-11, February.
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  27. Nikolova, Milena, 2015. "Minding the Happiness Gap: Political Institutions and Perceived Quality of Life in Transition," IZA Discussion Papers 9484, IZA Network @ LISER.

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    1. Juan David Garcia Gonzalez & Jose Ramos Pires Manso & Juan Milan Garcia & Jaime de Pablo Valenciano, "undated". "Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018," BASIQ Conference Proceedings 2024:039, Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
    2. Anna Lewczuk, 2021. "On the Relationship Between Civil Liberties and Socio-Economic Development in Post-Socialist States," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 2, pages 5-29.
    3. Justina Shiroka-Pula & Will Bartlett & Besnik A. Krasniqi, 2023. "Can the Government Make Us Happier? Institutional Quality and Subjective Well-Being Across Europe," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(2), pages 677-696, April.
    4. Deniz, Pinar & Stengos, Thanasis, 2025. "Heterogeneity of institutions and model uncertainty in the income inequality nexus," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    5. Désiré Avom & Itchoko M. M. Mwa Ndjokou & Pierre C. Tsopmo & Cherif Abdramane & Simplice A. Asongu, 2024. "Duration in Power and Happiness in the World," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 24/033, African Governance and Development Institute..
    6. Djankov, Simeon & Nikolova, Elena, 2018. "Communism as the Unhappy Coming," GLO Discussion Paper Series 192, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    7. Vedran Recher, 2022. "History Matters: Life Satisfaction in Transition Countries," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 171-193, January.
    8. Carvalho, António, 2017. "Drivers of reported electricity service satisfaction in transition economies," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 151-157.
    9. Lewczuk, Anna, . "O zależnościach między swobodami obywatelskimi a rozwojem społeczno-gospodarczym w państwach postsocjalistycznych," Gospodarka Narodowa-The Polish Journal of Economics, Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie / SGH Warsaw School of Economics, vol. 2021(2).
    10. Nikolova Milena & Popova Olga, 2021. "Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 83-114, January.
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    12. Juan David Garcia Gonzalez & Jose Ramos Pires Manso & Juan Mil n Garcia & Jaime de Pablo Valenciano, 2024. "Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 26(Special 1), pages 1256-1256, November.
    13. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction," GLO Discussion Paper Series 927, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    14. Mavisakalyan, Astghik & Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga, 2019. "Can bribery buy health? Evidence from post-communist countries," GLO Discussion Paper Series 432, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    15. Hortas-Rico, Miriam & Rodríguez-Crespo, Ernesto, 2025. "How does women's political empowerment relate to subjective well-being? The moderating role of institutional quality," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
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    17. Paleologou, Suzanna-Maria, 2022. "Happiness, democracy and socio-economic conditions: Evidence from a difference GMM estimator," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
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    19. Xiwen Fu, 2018. "The Contextual Effects of Political Trust on Happiness: Evidence from China," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 139(2), pages 491-516, September.
    20. Guriev, Sergei & Melnikov, Nikita, 2018. "Happiness convergence in transition countries," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 683-707.
    21. Adsera, Alicia & Dalla Pozza, Francesca & Guriev, Sergei & Kleine-Rueschkamp, Lukas & Nikolova, Elena, 2019. "Transition from Plan to Market, Height and Well-Being," IZA Discussion Papers 12658, IZA Network @ LISER.
    22. Nahed T. Zeini & Ahmed E. Okasha & Amal S. Soliman, 2023. "Exploring and Measuring Quality of Life Determinants of Wage Workers in Egypt: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 170(2), pages 339-374, November.
    23. Anna Lewczuk, 2021. "Are civil liberties contagious? Analysis of determinants of de facto civil rights protection in post-socialist countries," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 187-217, June.
    24. Ekaterina Skoglund, 2017. "The happiness gap between transition and non-transition countries," World of Labour, LISER, pages 357-357, May.
    25. Christoph Glatz & Anja Eder, 2020. "Patterns of Trust and Subjective Well-Being Across Europe: New Insights from Repeated Cross-Sectional Analyses Based on the European Social Survey 2002–2016," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 148(2), pages 417-439, April.
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    28. Lewczuk Anna, 2018. "Empowerment Rights and Happiness Gap in Post-socialist Countries," Central European Economic Journal, Paradigm, vol. 5(52), pages 270-295, January.
    29. Adserà, Alicia & Dalla Pozza, Francesca & Guriev, Sergei & Kleine-Rueschkamp, Lukas & Nikolova, Elena, 2019. "Transition, height and well-being," GLO Discussion Paper Series 404, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    30. Olivia S. Jin & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2023. "“Feeling richer and happier? The effect of self-perceived economic welfare on life satisfaction: longitudinal evidence from a transition economy”," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-19, March.
    31. Fu, Jiawei & Zhou, Congyi, 2024. "The impact of anti-corruption on mental health: Evidence from China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(4), pages 925-950.
    32. Călin Vâlsan & Elena Druică & Zizi Goschin & Rodica Ianole-Călin, 2024. "The Perception of Economic Growth and the Romanian “Mioritic Syndrome”," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 3718-3739, March.
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    14. Nikolova, Milena, 2016. "Minding the happiness gap: Political institutions and perceived quality of life in transition," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 45(S), pages 129-148.
    15. M. Hendriks & M. J. Burger, 2020. "Unsuccessful Subjective Well-Being Assimilation Among Immigrants: The Role of Faltering Perceptions of the Host Society," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 21(6), pages 1985-2006, August.
    16. Milena Nikolova & Sinem Ayhan, 2016. "Your Spouse Is Fired! How Much Do You Care?," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 891, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    17. Biagi, Bianca & Ladu, Maria Gabriela & Meleddu, Marta, 2018. "Urban Quality of Life and Capabilities: An Experimental Study," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 137-152.
    18. Asankha Pallegedara, 2018. "Private tutoring expenditure: An empirical analysis based on Sri Lankan households," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(3), pages 1278-1295, August.
    19. Sun Youn Lee & Fumio Ohtake, 2021. "How Conscious Are You of Others? Further Evidence on Relative Income and Happiness," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(8), pages 3321-3356, December.
    20. Pugno, Maurizio, 2019. "The economics of eudaimonia," MPRA Paper 96251, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    21. Hojman, Daniel A. & Miranda, Álvaro, 2018. "Agency, Human Dignity, and Subjective Well-being," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 1-15.
    22. Philip S. Morrison, 2021. "Whose Happiness in Which Cities? A Quantile Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-20, October.
    23. Caroline T. Witte & Martijn (M.J.) Burger & Elena I. Ianchovichina, 2018. "Subjective Well-being and Peaceful Uprisings," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 18-074/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
    24. VAN DEN BROECK, Goedele & MAERTENS, Miet, 2015. "Does Off-farm Employment Make Women in Rural Senegal Happy?," Working Papers 232593, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
    25. Nicola Pontarollo & Mercy Orellana & Joselin Segovia, 2020. "The Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in a Developing Country: The Ecuadorian Case," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 21(8), pages 3007-3035, December.
    26. Joanne Haddad & Jad Chaaban & Ali Chalak & Hala Ghattas, 2022. "Does Income Class Affect Life Satisfaction? New Evidence from Cross-Country Microdata," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-23, June.
    27. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Christopher Boudreaux, 2023. "Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 463-483, February.
    28. Castellacci, Fulvio, 2023. "The Effects of Innovation on Well-being: A Conceptual Framework," MPRA Paper 124901, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised May 2025.
    29. Nikolova Milena & Popova Olga, 2021. "Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 83-114, January.
    30. Haavard Maridal, J. & Palich, Les & Morgan, Grant & Gardner, Steven & McKinney, Joe & Bolbocean, Corneliu, 2018. "Wellbeing Indices: A Comprehensive Inventory of Standards and a Review of Current Comparative Measures," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 1-11.
    31. Hendriks, Martijn & Cnossen, Femke, 2025. "The economics of meaningful work: A scoping review," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1657, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    32. Satya Paul, 2018. "Effects of Happiness on Income Generation and Inequality," Departmental Working Papers 2018-10, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.
    33. Mona Ahmadiani & Susana Ferreira & Jacqueline Kessler, 2022. "What Makes People Happy? Evidence from International Data," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(5), pages 2083-2111, June.
    34. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2018. "Emigration, remittances and the subjective well-being of those staying behind," Working Papers 2018-024, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    35. Liu, Wei & Li, Wenbo & Chen, Yu, 2025. "Impact of subjective wellbeing on investment behavior," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    36. Antonino Callea & Dalila De Rosa & Giovanni Ferri & Francesca Lipari & Marco Costanzi, 2022. "Can Emotional Intelligence promote Individual Wellbeing and protect from perceptions' traps?," CERBE Working Papers wpC39, CERBE Center for Relationship Banking and Economics.
    37. David Patiño & Francisco Gómez-García & Alejandro Marín-Serrano, 2022. "Subjective Well-Being and Aversion to Macroeconomic Losses: New Evidence," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 359-375, February.
    38. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it," GLO Discussion Paper Series 509, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    39. Kadir Atalay & Garry Barrett, 2022. "Retirement routes and the well-being of retirees," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 63(5), pages 2751-2784, November.
    40. Azizbek Tokhirov, 2023. "Income fluctuations and subjective well-being: Partially mediating effects of remittances," Working Papers 400, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies).
    41. Ryan Joseph R. Dizon, 2023. "Do public healthcare programs make societies more equal? Cross-country evidence on subjective wellbeing," Health Economics Review, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, December.
    42. Viola Angelini & Laura Casi & Luca Corazzini, 2015. "Life satisfaction of immigrants: does cultural assimilation matter?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 28(3), pages 817-844, July.
    43. Lamu, Admassu N. & Olsen, Jan Abel, 2016. "The relative importance of health, income and social relations for subjective well-being: An integrative analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 176-185.
    44. Donato Pierno, 2024. "Does Life Satisfaction predict Economic Preferences? Evidence from cross-sectional data," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 8(1), pages 39-46, December.
    45. Tiina Ahonen & Tomi Mäki-Opas & Antti Kouvo & Timo Toikko, 2025. "Investigating the Capability Approach: How Long-Term Unemployed People in Finland Perceive Their Access to Commodities, Conversion Factors and Capabilities," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 177(2), pages 647-669, March.
    46. Azizbek Tokhirov, 2024. "Income Fluctuations and Subjective Well-being: The Mediating Effects of Occupational Switching and Remittances," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 25(8), pages 1-37, December.
    47. Masood A. Badri & Guang Yang & Mugheer Al Khaili & Muna Al Bahar & Asma Al Rashdi & Layla Al Hyas, 2021. "Hierarchical Regression of Wellbeing and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in Abu Dhabi," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-12, July.
    48. Livani, Talajeh & Graham, Carol, 2019. "Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Evidence from Iraq," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 16(C).
    49. Diane Pelly, 2023. "Worker Well-Being and Quit Intentions: Is Measuring Job Satisfaction Enough?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 169(1), pages 397-441, September.
    50. Kaiser, Caspar, 2018. "People do not adapt to income changes: A re-evaluation of the dynamic effects of (reference) income on life satisfaction with GSOEP and UKHLS data," MPRA Paper 89867, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    51. Martin Binder, 2015. "Do it with joy: Subjective well-being outcomes of working in non-profit organizations," Papers on Economics and Evolution 2015-03, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography.
    52. Olivia S. Jin & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2023. "“Feeling richer and happier? The effect of self-perceived economic welfare on life satisfaction: longitudinal evidence from a transition economy”," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-19, March.
    53. Sakketa Tekalign Gutu & Gerber Nicolas, 2018. "Working Paper 296 - Relative Deprivation and Well-Being of the Rural Youth," Working Paper Series 2423, African Development Bank.
    54. William Alomoto & Angels Niñerola & Laia Pié, 2022. "Social Impact Assessment: A Systematic Review of Literature," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 161(1), pages 225-250, May.
    55. Sor Tho Ng & Nai Peng Tey & M Niaz Asadullah, 2017. "What matters for life satisfaction among the oldest-old? Evidence from China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-16, February.
    56. Nikolova, Milena, 2016. "Happiness and Development," IZA Discussion Papers 10088, IZA Network @ LISER.
    57. Xiangdan Piao & Xinxin Ma & Shunsuke Managi, 2021. "Impact of the Intra-household Education Gap on Wives’ and Husbands’ Well-Being: Evidence from Cross-Country Microdata," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 156(1), pages 111-136, July.
    58. Ratna K. Shrestha & Raunak Shrestha & Sara Shneiderman & Jeevan Baniya, 2023. "Beyond Reconstruction: What Leads to Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Recovery?," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 24(4), pages 1367-1395, April.
    59. Alexandra Ganglmair-Wooliscroft & Ben Wooliscroft, 2019. "Well-Being and Everyday Ethical Consumption," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 141-163, January.
    60. Hyun-Joo Lee, 2019. "Does Consumption of Organic Foods Contribute to Korean Consumers’ Subjective Well-Being?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-12, October.
    61. Asya Bellia & Lorenzo Corsini, 2024. "Disability and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Accessibility," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 25(8), pages 1-37, December.
    62. Kaiser, Caspar, 2020. "People do not adapt. New analyses of the dynamic effects of own and reference income on life satisfaction," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 494-513.
    63. Zhang, Qi & Gong, Jian & Wang, Ying, 2024. "How resilience capacity and multiple shocks affect rural households’ subjective well-being: A comparative study of the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins in China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).
    64. Fulvio Castellacci & Vegard Tveito, 2016. "The Effects of ICTs on Well-being: A Survey and a Theoretical Framework," Working Papers on Innovation Studies 20161004, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo.
    65. Lu, Haiyang & Hu, Weiliang & Zhu, Rong & Zeng, Keya, 2025. "Educational inequality and urban-rural disparities in subjective well-being in China," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    66. Yi Wang & Ronnel King & Shing On Leung, 2023. "Understanding Chinese Students' Well-Being: A Machine Learning Study," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 16(2), pages 581-616, April.
    67. Philippe Tessier & Josselin Thuilliez, 2018. "Does freedom make a difference?," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 19(8), pages 1189-1205, November.
    68. Carol Graham & Julia Ruiz Pozuelo, 2017. "Happiness, stress, and age: how the U curve varies across people and places," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 30(1), pages 225-264, January.
    69. Knut Halvorsen, 2016. "Economic, Financial, and Political Crisis and Well-Being in the PIGS-Countries," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, December.
    70. Graham, Carol & Zhou, Shaojie & Zhang, Junyi, 2017. "Happiness and Health in China: The Paradox of Progress," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 231-244.
    71. J. Haavard Maridal, 2017. "A Worldwide Measure of Societal Quality of Life," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 134(1), pages 1-38, October.
    72. Chuluun, Tuugi & Graham, Carol, 2016. "Local happiness and firm behavior: Do firms in happy places invest more?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 41-56.
    73. Feng Xu & Xiaogang He & Xueru Yang, 2021. "A Multilevel Approach Linking Entrepreneurial Contexts to Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Chinese Entrepreneurs," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 1537-1561, April.
    74. Hossain, Mahbub & Asadullah, M. Niaz & Kambhampati, Uma, 2019. "Empowerment and life satisfaction: Evidence from Bangladesh," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 170-183.
    75. Humberto Charles-Leija & Carlos G. Castro & Mario Toledo & Rosalinda Ballesteros-Valdés, 2023. "Meaningful Work, Happiness at Work, and Turnover Intentions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-15, February.
    76. Phil Lignier & Diane Jarvis & Daniel Grainger & Taha Chaiechi, 2024. "How Selective Mobility, Social and Ecological Influence may Impact Geographic Variations in Life Satisfaction Scores: An Australian Longitudinal Study," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 173(3), pages 803-826, July.
    77. Diane Pelly, 2022. "Worker well-being and quit intentions: is measuring job satisfaction enough?," Working Papers 202204, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
    78. Burger,Martijn & Hendriks,Martijn & Ianchovichina,Elena, 2022. "Anatomy of Brazil’s Subjective Well-Being : A Tale of Growing Discontent and Polarization in the 2010s," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9924, The World Bank.
    79. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    80. Walter N. Toscano & Damian Molgaray, 2019. "The Research Studies on Quality of Life in South America," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 14(3), pages 573-588, July.

  29. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol Lee, 2014. "In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 8520, IZA Network @ LISER.

    Cited by:

    1. Zimmermann, Klaus F. & Nikolova, Milena & Roman, Monica, 2015. "Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 10990, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    2. Naghsh Nejad, Maryam & Young, Andrew T., 2015. "Want Freedom, Will Travel: Emigrant Self-Selection According to Institutional Quality," IZA Discussion Papers 9309, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Taiwo A. Olaiya, 2020. "Migration and Employment Policy and Their Impact on Social Integration: Evidence From Nigeria," Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(2), pages 6384-6384, December.
    4. Chiara Amini & Elodie Douarin, 2020. "Corruption and Life Satisfaction in Transition: Is Corruption a Social Norm in Eastern Europe?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 151(2), pages 723-766, September.
    5. Yarkin, Alexander, 2025. "Home-country Internet and Immigrants' Well-being," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1573, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Aude Bernard & Francisco Perales, 2024. "The intergenerational transmission of migration capital: The role of family migration history and lived migration experiences," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 50(29), pages 827-870.
    7. Ivlevs, Artjoms, 2015. "Happy Moves? Assessing the Link Between Life Satisfaction and Emigration Intentions," IZA Discussion Papers 9017, IZA Network @ LISER.
    8. Arusha Cooray & Friedrich Schneider, 2016. "Does corruption promote emigration? An empirical examination," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 29(1), pages 293-310, January.
    9. Aurelian-Petruș Plopeanu & Daniel Homocianu & Nelu Florea & Ovidiu-Aurel Ghiuță & Dinu Airinei, 2019. "Comparative Patterns of Migration Intentions: Evidence from Eastern European Students in Economics from Romania and Republic of Moldova," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-21, September.
    10. Danzer, Alexander M. & Dietz, Barbara, 2018. "Migrants’ well-being during the global financial crisis: Economic and social predictors," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 770-787.
    11. Smith, Michael D. & Floro, Maria S., 2020. "Food insecurity, gender, and international migration in low- and middle-income countries," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    12. Ivlevs, Artjoms & Veliziotis, Michail, 2015. "Local-Level Immigration and Life Satisfaction: The EU Enlargement Experience in England and Wales," IZA Discussion Papers 9513, IZA Network @ LISER.
    13. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2018. "Emigration, remittances and the subjective well-being of those staying behind," Working Papers 2018-024, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    14. Chenevier, Randall & Piper, Alan T. & Willis, Craig, 2021. "Migration, crime and life satisfaction in Chile: Pre and post-migration evidence," MPRA Paper 106502, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    15. Ilse Ruyssen & Sara Salomone, 2015. "Female Migration: A Way out of Discrimination?," CESifo Working Paper Series 5572, CESifo.
    16. Stefan Gruber & Gregor Sand, 2022. "Does Migration Pay Off in Later Life? Income and Subjective Well-Being of Older Migrants in Europe," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 160(2), pages 969-988, April.
    17. Jorge J. Varela & Constanza González & Mónica Bravo-Sanzana & Roberto Melipillán & Fernando Reyes-Reyes & Daniela Pacheco-Olmedo, 2024. "School Violence, School Bonding and Adherence to School Norms and its Association with Life Satisfaction Among Chilean and Foreign Students," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 17(1), pages 31-56, February.
    18. Michael D. Smith & Dennis Wesselbaum, 2023. "Financial inclusion and international migration in low- and middle-income countries," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 65(1), pages 341-370, July.
    19. Sung Soo Lim, 2018. "Aspirations of Migrants and Returns to Human Capital Investment," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 138(1), pages 317-334, July.
    20. Sotirakopoulos, Panagiotis & Guven, Cahit & Ulker, Aydogan & Graham, Carol, 2025. "The impact of minimum wages on overall health and well-being: Global evidence from the Gallup World Poll," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 375(C).
    21. Danzer, Alexander M. & Dietz, Barbara, 2018. "The Economic and Social Determinants of Migrants' Well-Being during the Global Financial Crisis," IZA Discussion Papers 11272, IZA Network @ LISER.
    22. Milena Nikolova, 2015. "Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies," World of Labour, LISER, pages 195-195, October.
    23. Aziz, Nusrate & Chowdhury, Murshed & Cooray, Arusha, 2022. "Why do people from wealthy countries migrate?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    24. Andriani, Luca & Ashyrov, Gaygysyz, 2025. "Life satisfaction and tax preferences in transition economies," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 49(3).
    25. Alexander M. Danzer & Barbara Dietz, 2018. "Getting Incentives Right: The economic and social determinants of migrants’ well-being during the global financial crisis," Working Papers 371, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies).
    26. O'Connor, Kelsey J., 2020. "The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 180(C), pages 257-274.
    27. Milasi Santo, 2020. "What Drives Youth’s Intention to Migrate Abroad? Evidence from International Survey Data," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Paradigm & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 11(1), pages 1-30, January.
    28. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2020. "The Economics of Happiness," GLO Discussion Paper Series 640, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    29. Xiangshuo Zhang & Shen Lu & Zihan Zhang & Yan Lu, 2025. "Impact mechanism of agricultural industry agglomeration on labour outflow directions in China," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-15, December.

  30. Carol Graham & Milena Nikolova, 2013. "Happy Peasants and Frustrated Achievers? Agency, Capabilities, and Subjective Well-Being," Working Papers 2013-013, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.

    Cited by:

    1. Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2014. "Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 3(1), pages 1-30, December.
    2. Michael Joseph D’Italia & Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, 2025. "Constructing General Human Agency Indicators (GHAIs) and a General Personal Agency Scale (GPAS)," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 176(1), pages 337-411, January.
    3. Pedro Mateu & Enrique Vásquez & Javier Zúñiga & Franklin Ibáñez, 2020. "Happiness and poverty in the very poor Peru: measurement improvements and a consistent relationship," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 54(3), pages 1075-1094, June.

Articles

  1. Olga Popova & Milena Nikolova & Sarah Grace See & Vladimir Otrachshenko, 2026. "Inflation, unemployment, and institutional trust: the global evidence," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 78(1), pages 157-178.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Milena Nikolova & Anthony Lepinteur & Femke Cnossen, 2025. "Just another cog in the machine? A worker‐level view of robotization and tasks," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 92(368), pages 1101-1148, October.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  3. Cnossen, Femke & Nikolova, Milena, 2025. "Work meaningfulness and effort," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Nikolova, Milena & Angrisani, Marco, 2025. "The impact of learning about AI advancements on trust," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2024. "Echoes of the past: The enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  6. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke & Nikolaev, Boris, 2024. "Robots, meaning, and self-determination," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 53(5).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  7. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Christopher Boudreaux, 2023. "Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 463-483, February.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  8. Vladimir Otrachshenko & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2023. "Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1139-1185, July.

    Cited by:

    1. Astghik Mavisakalyan & Vladimir Otrachshenko & Olga Popova, 2023. "Does democracy protect the environment? The role of the Arctic Council," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 176(5), pages 1-21, May.
    2. Melanie Borah & Susanne Elsas, 2025. "Endogeneity of Household Size and Income in the Estimation of Equivalence Scales from Satisfaction Data," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1234, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    3. Popova, Olga & See, Sarah Grace & Nikolova, Milena & Otrachshenko, Vladimir, 2023. "The societal costs of inflation and unemployment," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1341, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    4. Youxing Zhang & Peter Howley & Clemens Hetschko, 2025. "Happy citizens trust their rulers," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(3), pages 1-28, September.
    5. Günther, Tom & Conradi, Jakob & Hetschko, Clemens, 2025. "Socialism, identity and the well-being of unemployed women," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    6. Łopaciuk-Gonczaryk, Beata & Nicińska, Anna, 2025. "Social barriers and opportunities for transition towards sustainable mobility: The role of selected beliefs and attitudes in Central-Eastern Europe," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    7. Olga Popova & Milena Nikolova & Sarah Grace See & Vladimir Otrachshenko, 2025. "Inflation, unemployment, and institutional trust: The global evidence," Working and Discussion Papers WP 6/2025, Research Department, National Bank of Slovakia.
    8. Xinxin Ma, 2024. "Political party affiliation and subjective well‐being: Evidence from China," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 38(4), pages 507-532, December.
    9. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2023. "Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values," IZA Discussion Papers 16657, IZA Network @ LISER.
    10. Libman, Alexander & Popova, Olga, 2022. "Children of Communism: The Former Party Membership and Demand for Redistribution," IZA Discussion Papers 15816, IZA Network @ LISER.
    11. Marchesi, Daniele & Nikolova, Milena & Angelini, Viola, 2024. "Gini Who? The Relationship between Inequality Perceptions and Life Satisfaction," IZA Discussion Papers 16905, IZA Network @ LISER.
    12. Tom Günther & Jakob Conradi & Clemens Hetschko, 2024. "Socialism, Identity and the Well-Being of Unemployed Women," CESifo Working Paper Series 11154, CESifo.
    13. Álvarez, Begoña & Ramos-Palencia, Fernando, 2025. "Living to tell the tale: Europeans’ subjective well-being over autocratic and democratic times," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 90(PB).
    14. Michael Christian Lehmann, 2025. "Migration and informational autocracy," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 1-22, March.

  9. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga & Otrachshenko, Vladimir, 2022. "Stalin and the origins of mistrust," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  10. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga & Nikolova, Milena & Tyurina, Elena, 2022. "COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  11. Nikolova Milena & Popova Olga, 2021. "Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 83-114, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  12. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2021. "Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1783-1800, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Popova, Olga & Nikolova, Milena & Tyurina, Elena, 2022. "COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    2. Otrachshenko, Vladimir & Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2021. "Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction," GLO Discussion Paper Series 927, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    3. Nikolova, Milena & Popova, Olga, 2023. "Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values," IZA Discussion Papers 16657, IZA Network @ LISER.
    4. Deter, Max & Lange, Martin, 2023. "Are the supporters of socialism the losers of capitalism? Conformism in East Germany and transition success," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    5. Dinara Tokbaeva, 2021. "The Rise and Fading Away of Charisma. Leadership Transition and Managerial Ethics in the Post-Soviet Media Holdings," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 174(4), pages 847-860, December.
    6. Galina Shirokova & Tatiana Beliaeva & Tatiana S. Manolova, 2023. "The Role of Context for Theory Development: Evidence From Entrepreneurship Research on Russia," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 47(6), pages 2384-2418, November.
    7. Sorgner, Alina & Wyrwich, Michael, 2021. "Calling Baumol: What Telephones Can Tell Us about the Allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent in the Face of Radical Institutional Changes," IZA Discussion Papers 14458, IZA Network @ LISER.
    8. Golam Rabbani & S N Rajesh Raj, 2024. "The role of financial constraints in firm transition—Evidence from Indian manufacturing," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(4), pages 2193-2228, May.
    9. Marandici, Ion, 2024. "Oligarchs, Political Ties and Nomenklatura Capitalism: Introducing a New Dataset," MPRA Paper 120709, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Luca Andriani & Gaygysyz Ashyrov, 2022. "Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(4), pages 511-535, November.
    11. Vladimir Otrachshenko & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2023. "Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(3), pages 1139-1185, July.

  13. Nikolova, Milena & Nikolaev, Boris N., 2021. "Family matters: The effects of parental unemployment in early childhood and adolescence on subjective well-being later in life," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 312-331.

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    1. Tetsuya Tsurumi & Rintaro Yamaguchi & Kazuki Kagohashi & Shunsuke Managi, 2021. "Are Cognitive, Affective, and Eudaimonic Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being Differently Related to Consumption? Evidence from Japan," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(6), pages 2499-2522, August.
    2. Bousselin, Audrey & Sologon, Denisa, 2026. "When a Common Shock Hits Differently: Gender, Adolescence, and the COVID-19 Well-Being Gap," IZA Discussion Papers 18765, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Juul H. D. Henkens & Matthijs Kalmijn & Helga A. G. Valk, 2024. "Adolescent Residential Mobility and Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 25(5), pages 1-23, June.
    4. De Vera, Micole & Garcia-Brazales, Javier & Lin, Jiayi, 2026. "The long shadow of labor market entry conditions: Intergenerational determinants of mental health," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    5. Angelini, Viola & Mierau, Jochen O. & Viluma, Laura, 2021. "Socioeconomic Conditions in Childhood and Mental Health Later in Life," GLO Discussion Paper Series 844, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Mörk, Eva & Sjögren, Anna & Svaleryd, Helena, 2019. "Consequences of parental job loss on the family environment and on human capital formation - Evidence from plant closures," Working Paper Series 2019:7, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
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    8. Aysun Gündoğan, 2022. "“Hear my Voice”: Subjective Well-Being Scale for Young Children (SWB-YC)," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(3), pages 747-761, June.
    9. Mariano, Claire & Henking, Christoph & Gondek, Dawid & Bernardi, Laura, 2025. "The effects of parental unemployment on children's wellbeing – results from Switzerland and the United Kingdom," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 385(C).
    10. Michele Ubaldi & Matteo Picchio, 2023. "Intergenerational Scars: The Impact of Parental Unemployment on Individual Health Later in Life," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1188, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    11. Liwen Chen & Bobby Chung & Guanghua Wang, 2022. "Stay-at-Home Peer Mothers and Gender Norms: Short-run Effects on Educational Outcomes," Working Papers 2022-039, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    12. Melanie Borah & Andreas Knabe & Christine Lücke, 2023. "Is a Sorrow Shared a Sorrow Doubled? Parental Unemployment and the Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Children," CESifo Working Paper Series 10776, CESifo.
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    15. Israel Escudero-Castillo & Fco. Javier Mato-Díaz & Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez, 2026. "In health and unemployment: well-being impacts of joblessness on oneself and partners," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 26(3), pages 1-27, September.
    16. Hansen, Kerstin F. & Stutzer, Alois, 2022. "Parental unemployment, social insurance and child well-being across countries," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 204(C), pages 600-617.
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    19. Liwen Chen & Bobby W. Chung & Guanghua Wang, 2023. "Stay-at-Home Peer Mothers and Gender Norms: Short-run Effects on Educational Outcomes," Working Papers 2023-03, University of South Florida, Department of Economics.
    20. Martínez-Jiménez, Mario, 2023. "Parental nonemployment in childhood and children’s health later in life," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).

  14. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Olga Popova, 2021. "The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1819-1836, December.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  15. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  16. Milena Nikolova & Sinem H. Ayhan, 2019. "Your spouse is fired! How much do you care?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 32(3), pages 799-844, July.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  17. Nikolova, Milena, 2019. "Switching to self-employment can be good for your health," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 664-691.

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    2. Lanivich, Stephen E. & Bennett, Andrew & Kessler, Stacey R. & McIntyre, Nancy & Smith, Adam W., 2021. "RICH with well-being: An entrepreneurial mindset for thriving in early-stage entrepreneurship," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 571-580.
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    5. Marco Caliendo & Daniel Graeber & Alexander S. Kritikos & Johannes Seebauer, 2022. "Pandemic Depression: COVID-19 and the Mental Health of the Self-Employed," CEPA Discussion Papers 46, Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
    6. Garrouste, Clémentine & Paraponaris, Alain & Sirven, Nicolas, 2026. "Self-employment, health, and health care: When the going gets tough, the tough get going?," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    7. Stephan, Meike & Demir, Cemre & Lasch, Frank & Vossen, Alexander & Werner, Arndt, 2023. "Psychological well-being of hybrid entrepreneurs: A replication and extension study using German panel data," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
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    9. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2019. "Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe," Working Papers 384, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies).
    10. Rodrigo Morency Arouca Barbosa & Amalia Raquel Pérez-Nebra & Esther Villajos & Fernando González-Ladrón-De-Guevara, 2024. "The entrepreneur’s well-being: current state of the literature and main theories," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
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    20. Gholipour, Hassan F. & Kalantari, Hassan D. & Kousary, Mohammad, 2022. "Self-employment and Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Perceived Importance of Family, Friends, Leisure Time, and Work," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
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    24. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it," GLO Discussion Paper Series 509, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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    28. Stöhr, Christian, 2022. "The Effect of Micro-Entrepreneurship on Migration Plans of Young Adults in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediating Role of Subjective and Economic Well-Being," Junior Management Science (JUMS), Junior Management Science e. V., vol. 7(5), pages 1326-1360.
    29. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Olga Popova, 2021. "Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1783-1800, December.
    30. Haoyu Hu & Xiaohao Feng & Dawei Feng, 2026. "Does self-employment mitigate the perceived discrimination? Evidence from Chinese migrant workers," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, December.
    31. Josefine Hansson & Mikael Nordenmark & Åsa Tjulin & Bodil J. Landstad & Stig Vinberg, 2022. "Socio-Ecological Factors and Well-Being among Self-Employed in Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-13, June.
    32. Bill McCarthy & Mikael Jansson & Cecilia Benoit, 2021. "Job Attributes and Mental Health: A Comparative Study of Sex Work and Hairstyling," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-21, January.
    33. Eriko Naiki & Yuta Ogane, 2024. "Effects of entrepreneurial heterogeneity within necessity- and opportunity-based entrepreneurs on business performance," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 807-840, June.
    34. Binder, Martin & Blankenberg, Ann-Kathrin, 2021. "Self-employment and subjective well-being," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 411, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
    35. Shashwati Banerjee & Kishor Goswami, 2020. "Self-employed or Paid Employed: Who can Earn more among the Slum Dwellers and Why?," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 20(1), pages 7-25, January.
    36. Chunkai Zhao & Guangyi Xu & Wenjun Cai, 2025. "Troops are Business Schools: Military Service and Entrepreneurial Behaviors in China," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 49(1), pages 30-59, January.
    37. Gevaert, J. & Mangot-Sala, L. & Almroth, M. & Badarin, K. & Elling, D.L. & Jonsson, E. & Kvart, S. & Lundh, F. & O'Campo, P. & Pan, K. & Thern, E. & Bodin, T., 2025. "Precarious employment in self-employment: A typology and impact on cardiovascular health conditions in Sweden," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 379(C).
    38. Johanna Kuske & Matthias Schulz & Christian Schwens, 2025. "Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs’ Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Role Demands Outside Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 49(3), pages 750-781, May.
    39. Wolfe, Marcus T. & Patel, Pankaj C., 2022. "What's my age again? The association between self-employment and klotho protein," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 17(C).
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    41. Tesfaye Leta Tufa, 2021. "The effect of entrepreneurial intention and autonomy on self-employment: does technical and vocational educations and training institutions support matters?," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 11(1), pages 551-561, December.
    42. Michaelis, Timothy L. & Carr, Jon C. & McKelvie, Alexander & Spivack, April & Lerman, Michael P., 2023. "Health resourcefulness behaviors: Implications of work-health resource trade-offs for the self-employed," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
    43. Amorós, José Ernesto & Cristi, Oscar & Naudé, Wim, 2021. "Entrepreneurship and subjective well-being: Does the motivation to start-up a firm matter?," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 389-398.
    44. Mojca Svetek & Mateja Drnovsek, 2022. "Exploring the Effects of Types of Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Subjective Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 149-170, January.
    45. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev & Olga Popova, 2021. "The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1819-1836, December.
    46. Mariano Rojas & Karen Watkins-Fassler & Lázaro Rodríguez-Ariza, 2022. "The Life Satisfaction of Owner-Manager Entrepreneurs When the Business of Business is not only Business," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(4), pages 2251-2275, August.
    47. Silva, Pedro Mendonça & Moutinho, Victor Ferreira & Moreira, António Carrizo, 2022. "Do social and economic factors affect the technical efficiency in entrepreneurship activities? Evidence from European countries using a two-stage DEA model," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 82(PB).
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    49. Fossen, Frank M. & McLemore, Trevor & Sorgner, Alina, 2024. "Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship," IZA Discussion Papers 17055, IZA Network @ LISER.
    50. Frank M. Fossen & Johannes König & Carsten Schröder, 2024. "Risk preference and entrepreneurial investment at the top of the wealth distribution," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 66(2), pages 735-761, February.
    51. María Luz Martín-Peña & Cristina R. Cachón-García & María A. Vicente y Oliva, 2023. "Determining factors and alternatives for the career development of women executives: a multicriteria decision model," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-15, December.
    52. Feng Xu & Xiaogang He & Xueru Yang, 2021. "A Multilevel Approach Linking Entrepreneurial Contexts to Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Chinese Entrepreneurs," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 1537-1561, April.
    53. Christopher J. Boudreaux & Niklas Elert & Magnus Henrekson & David S. Lucas, 2022. "Entrepreneurial accessibility, eudaimonic well-being, and inequality," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(3), pages 1061-1079, October.
    54. Parker, Simon C., 2020. "Editorial: On submitting economics articles to JBV," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 35(4).
    55. Diane Pelly, 2022. "Worker well-being and quit intentions: is measuring job satisfaction enough?," Working Papers 202204, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
    56. Jungsun Park & Hanjun Kim & Yangho Kim, 2021. "Factors Related to Psychological Well-Being as Moderated by Occupational Class in Korean Self-Employed Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-15, December.
    57. Jingjing Qu & Jun Li & Yannis Georgellis, 2025. "The psychological strain of becoming self-employed: a longitudinal investigation of honeymoon-hangover effects," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(2), pages 433-449, February.

  18. Artjoms Ivlevs & Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2019. "Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 32(1), pages 113-151, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  19. Milena Nikolova & Boris Nikolaev, 2017. "Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 18(6), pages 1593-1623, December.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  20. Nikolova, Milena & Roman, Monica & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2017. "Left behind but doing good? Civic engagement in two post-socialist countries," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 45(3), pages 658-684.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  21. Nikolova, Elena & Nikolova, Milena, 2017. "Suffrage, labour markets and coalitions in colonial Virginia," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 108-122.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  22. Nikolova, Milena, 2016. "Minding the happiness gap: Political institutions and perceived quality of life in transition," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 45(S), pages 129-148.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  23. Graham, Carol & Nikolova, Milena, 2015. "Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-Being," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 163-179.
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  24. Nikolova, Milena & Graham, Carol, 2015. "In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 164-186.
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  25. Milena Nikolova, 2015. "Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies," World of Labour, LISER, pages 195-195, October.

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    1. Kaufmann, Marc & Machado, Joël & Verheyden, Bertrand, 2025. "Why do migrants stay unexpectedly? Misperceptions and implications for integration," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).

  26. Milena Nikolova & Carol Graham, 2014. "Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 3(1), pages 1-30, December.

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    1. Carol Graham, 2014. "Late-life work and well-being," World of Labour, LISER, pages 107-107, November.
    2. Chadi, Adrian & Hetschko, Clemens, 2025. "Income or leisure? On the hidden benefits of (un)employment," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    3. Marie Blaise & Laetitia Dillenseger, 2020. "Informal caregivers and life satisfaction: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands," Working Papers of BETA 2020-55, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    4. Efstratia Arampatzi & Martijn J. Burger & Natallia A. Novik, 2016. "Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 16-085/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
    5. Divya Pradeep & K. C. Adaina & Sonia Kahmei, 2020. "Well-being of North Eastern Migrant Workers in Bangalore," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 14(1), pages 99-114, April.
    6. Nikolova, Milena & Cnossen, Femke, 2020. "What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it," GLO Discussion Paper Series 509, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    7. Cheryl Carleton & Mary T. Kelly, 2022. "Happy at Work - Possible at Any Age?," Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series 51, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics.
    8. Monika Riedel & Helmut Hofer & Birgit Wögerbauer, 2015. "Determinants for the transition from work into retirement in Europe," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-19, December.
    9. Radó, Márta & Boissonneault, Michaël, 2020. "Short and long-term change in subjective well-being among voluntary and involuntary retirees," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 17(C).
    10. Binder, Martin & Blankenberg, Ann-Kathrin, 2021. "Self-employment and subjective well-being," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 411, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
    11. Juergen Bitzer & Erkan Goeren & Heinz Welsch, 2023. "How the Well-Being Function Varies with Age: The Importance of Income, Health, and Social Relations over the Life Cycle," Working Papers V-442-23, University of Oldenburg, Department of Economics, revised Jul 2023.
    12. Chen, Wen-Hao, 2019. "Health and transitions into nonemployment and early retirement among older workers in Canada," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 193-206.
    13. Cheryl Carleton & Mary Kelly, 2026. "Happy at work: Possible at any age?," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 61(2), pages 80-93, April.
    14. Carol Graham & Julia Ruiz Pozuelo, 2017. "Happiness, stress, and age: how the U curve varies across people and places," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 30(1), pages 225-264, January.
    15. Clemens Hetschko & Andreas Knabe & Ronnie Schöb, 2019. "Looking Back in Anger? Retirement and Unemployment Scarring," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 56(3), pages 1105-1129, June.
    16. Nikolova, Milena, 2019. "Switching to self-employment can be good for your health," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 664-691.
    17. Li-Hsueh Wu & Ruey-Ming Tsay, 2018. "The Search for Happiness: Work Experiences and Quality of Life of Older Taiwanese Men," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 136(3), pages 1031-1051, April.
    18. Han, Sae Hwang, 2021. "Health consequences of retirement due to non-health reasons or poor health," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 273(C).

  27. Graham, Carol & Nikolova, Milena, 2013. "Does access to information technology make people happier? Insights from well-being surveys from around the world," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 126-139.

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Chapters

  1. Milena Nikolova, 2026. "Work Orientations and Economics," Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, in: Milena Nikolova (ed.), Work Meaning and Motivation, pages 185-207, Springer.
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