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Oswald, Andrew J. , Proto, Eugenio and Sgroi, Daniel (2008) Happiness and productivity. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick, Department of Economics. Warwick economic research papers (TWERPS) (No.882).
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Abstract
Little is known by economists about how emotions affect productivity. To make persuasive progress, some way has to be found to assign people exogenously to different feelings. We design a randomized trial. In it, some subjects have their happiness levels increased, while others in a control group do not. We show that a rise in happiness leads to greater productivity in a paid piece-rate task. The effect is large ; it can be replicated ; it is not a reciprocity effect ; and it is found equally among males and females. We discuss the implications for economics.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Emotions -- Economic aspects, Happiness -- Testing, Industrial productivity -- Psychological aspects, Economics -- Psychological aspects -- Research | ||||
| Series Name: | Warwick economic research papers (TWERPS) | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick, Department of Economics | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | 21 December 2008 | ||||
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| Number: | No.882 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 44 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Version or Related Resource: | Oswald, A.J., Proto, E and Sgori, D. (2008). Happiness and productivity. [Bonn] : IZA. (IZA Discussion Paper no.4645). Oswald, Andrew J., Proto, Eugenio and Sgroi, Daniel. (2013) Happiness and productivity. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. (CAGE Online Working Paper Series, No.108/2013). http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/57909 Proto, Eugenio, et al. (2009). Happiness and productivity. Happiness and Relational Goods conference. Venice, Italy, 11-13 Jun 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/45026 | ||||
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