International Workshop

Comparative Study on Happiness

DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY, KYOTO
24-25 FEBRUATY 2014

Workshop program in this PDF.
Presentations (PDF) are available in the table below.

Monday, February 24

Session1	Chair: Aki Tsuchiya, The University of Sheffield
10:00-10:35	Adaptation and the Easterlin Paradox Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics
10:35-11:10	Happiness in the Arts-International Evidence on Artist's Job Satisfaction Lasse Steiner, University of Zurich
11:10-11:45	City Size and Happiness Yoshio Itaba, Doshisha University

11:45-13:30	Lunch

Session2	Chair: Lasse Steiner, University of Zurich
13:30-14:05	Social mobility, social beliefs, and attitudes to redistribution A comparison between the United States, France, and Japan Sebastien Lechevalier, L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
14:05-14:40	Happiness, social cohesion and income inequalities in Britain and Japan Dimitris Ballas, The University of Sheffield
14:40-15:15	A comparative study on happiness and inequality : five countries' case Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University Sayaka Sakoda, Doshisha University

15:15-16:00	Coffee Break

Session3	Chair: Victor Ginsburgh, European Center for Advanced Research on Economic and Statistics (ECARES)
16:00-16:35	Can Work-Life Balance Policies Foster Happiness within the Family? A Comparison of New versus Old Family Arrangements Álvaro Martínez-Pérez, The University of Sheffield
16:35-17:10	The Effect of Changing Employment Status on Happiness Tadashi Yagi, Doshisha University Kunio Urakawa , Kyushu University

Special Session	Chair: Chair: Akiko Kamesaka, Aoyama Gakuin University
17:10-17:30	Overview of ESRI's "Survey on Quality of Life" and "Arakawa Local Government Poll" on Gross Arakawa Happiness Shiho Kawano, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

18:30	Gala Dinner

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Tuesday, February 25

Session4	Chair: Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University
10:00-10:35	An overview of intertemporal measures of individual well-being: Do they explain life satisfaction better? Conchita D'Ambrosio, University of Luxembourg
10:35-11:10	Happiness, Wellbeing and the Role of Government: the case of the UK Ian Bache, The University of Sheffield
11:10-11:45	Exploring experience and preference change, with special reference to emobility Werner Pascha, University of Duisburg-Essen

11:45-13:30	Lunch

Session5	Chair: Sebastien Lechevalier, L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
13:30-14:05	Happiness, life satisfaction and migration Marcel Erlinghagen, University of Duisburg-Essen
14:05-14:40	Activities in Neighborhood Associations in Japan: Discovering the Drivers of Procedural Utility Tim Tiefenbach, German Institute for Japanese Studies
14:40-15:15	Cultural Policy for Social Inclusion -Can the Arts and Culture Make People Happy? Nobuko Kawashima, Doshisha University

15:15-16:00	Coffee Break

Session6	Chair: Nobuko Kawashima, Doshisha University
16:00-16:35	Do Workaholics Live a Happy Life?:Comparison of Japan, US and France Akira Kawaguchi, Doshisha University Takato Kasai, Doshisha University
16:35-17:10	The Optimal Employment System for Promoting Friendly Competition Tadashi Yagi, Doshisha University Katsuhiko Yonezaki, Doshisha University

17:30-18:00	Meeting of Editorial Committee (editors only)
18:30	Dinner

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