The Impact of Exposure to Other Countries on Life Satisfaction: An International Application of the Relative Income Hypothesis

Schalembier, Benjamin

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“…3 Nonetheless, and most importantly from our perspective, these studies do not account for globalization nor for any interaction effects of income inequality and globalization in subjective wellbeing. Schalembier (2016) identifies measures of comparative performance vis-à-vis other countries to become more important for subjective well-being as international exposure increases. He thus explores interaction effects between income inequality and globalization (or international exposure for that matter), but considering crossnational comparisons rather than within-country income distributions.…”

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The role of perceptions about trade and inequality in the backlash against globalization

Dluhosch

2021

SN Bus Econ

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Many countries in the Western hemisphere are experiencing a political backlash against globalization. When explaining this phenomenon, much of the extant research draws on the distributional effects of international competition, in particular the opposition to trade by those who are adversely affected. Using cross-sectional data on subjective well-being from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study and combing these self-reports with trade and incomes data, this paper contributes to this strand of research by focusing on the subjective element in the formation of anti-trade sentiments. It thus explores how the role of international trade in the income distribution is being perceived at the individual level. Simulations based on the data reveal that matters of income inequality are evaluated differently, depending on how deeply the respective economy is integrated into world markets: results suggest that the extent of trade globalization amplifies any negative effect of income inequality on subjective well-being. If the role of international openness in the income distribution is perceived to be more pronounced than it actually is, the subjective element has wider politico-economic implications; it carries the risk of costly anti-trade policies without necessarily narrowing the income distribution.

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“…On dealing with macro-and micro-data by means of a multi-level, cross-country, analysis with reference to subjective well-being, see, e.g.,Schyns (2002),Schalembier (2016) orGarcía-Muñoz et al (2019). 9 Another (alternative) method that might suggest itself is a partial least squares (PLS) approach as introduced into statistical modeling byWold (1982).…”

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The role of perceptions about trade and inequality in the backlash against globalization

Dluhosch

2021

SN Bus Econ

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“…Thus, hard-core evidence on the relationships between the two phenomena, globalization and human values, is only beginning to emerge. In the largest database of journal literature in the world, Scopus, 2 there are just two titles which directly combine the catch-words “ KOF-Index ” and “ World Values Survey , ” Heggem and Jakobsen ( 2016 ) and Schalembier ( 2016 ). But both studies do not reveal us any further clues about the dramatic scenarios, described by Barber ( 1992 ) and Castells ( 2011 ).…”

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Arab MENA States and Value Change: What Happens When Economic Globalization Is More Rapid Than Cultural Globalization

Solomon

Tausch

2020

Arab MENA Countries: Vulnerabilities and Constraints Against Democracy on the Eve of the Global COVID-19 Crisis

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This chapter attempts to close a gap in the recent literature on Arab MENA countries economic development: how globalization affected human values in this part of the world. First, we assess the overall picture of the degree of globalization according to the Zurich KOF-Index data series, affecting the MENA countries. We then go on to use new comparable indices of global value development derived from the latest set of World Values Survey data and determine the Arab MENA countries’ place on a new factor analytical index of Global Civil Society, building on Grinin et al. (Islamism, Arab spring, and the future of democracy, Springer, Cham, 2018) and Solomon and Tausch (“The age of ignorance” and the civic culture of democracy: A multivariate analysis based on World Values Survey data. In: Islamism, crisis and democratization. Springer, Cham, 2020, pp 23–85). We relate these results (country factor scores) with macro-economic and social and political indicators, presented in Tausch and Heshmati (Globalization, the human condition and sustainable development in the twenty-first century: Cross-national perspectives and European implications. Anthem Press, London/New York/Delhi. 10.7135/UPO9780857286550. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939789242&doi=10.7135%2fUPO9780857286550&partnerID=40&md5=32618c3ba9b7101853ea357f86de2703 , 2012a; Sociologia 44(3):314–347, 2012b) and Tausch (Jewish Polit Stud Rev 30(1–2):65–225. Available at http://jcpa.org/article/migration-from-the-muslim-world-to-the-west-its-most-recent-trends-and-effects/ (with data definitions and sources). Free data download available from https://www.academia.edu/37568941/Migration_from_the_Muslim_World_to_the_West_Its_Most_Recent_Trends_and_Effects , 2019a; Int J Heal Plan Manag, 10.1002/hpm.2781, 2019b), and the globalization indicators of the KOF-data series (Gygli et al., Rev Int Organ 14(3):543–574, 10.1007/s11558-019-09344-2, 2019). Our statistical calculations were performed by the routine and standard SPSS statistical program (SPSS XXIV), available at many academic research centres around the world, and we relied here on the so-called oblique rotation of the factors, underlying the correlation matrix. The SPSS routine chosen in this context was the so-called promax rotation of factors, which in many ways must be considered to be the best suited rotation of factors in the context of our research. Our comparisons reveal that the Arab MENA countries would be well advised to further social globalization.

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“…Results imply that globalization increases the level of subjective wellbeing. Schalembier (2016) analyzes the impact of exposure to other countries on life satisfaction of individuals. Exposure measure is derived from the KOF globalization index.…”

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Pekkurnaz

Elitaş

2020

Optimum Ekonomi Ve Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi

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As being a multidimensional concept, globalization may influence nations positively or negatively. Although the relationship between life satisfaction and globalization has been investigated by several studies, the impact of globalization on satisfaction in different domains of life are under-researched. This study analyzes the impacts of individuals' globalization assessment on their satisfaction in different domains of life. Data set is obtained from a survey conducted for individuals from different countries for the year 2014. The survey asks individuals about their opinions on globalization and life satisfaction. The effects of the assessment of globalization variables and sociodemographic factors are estimated via the partial proportional odds model for each satisfaction variable. Results show that individuals who internalize the positive sides of globalization are more likely to be highly satisfied in different areas in their life. Consequently, how people perceive globalization helps to explain their satisfaction in different domains of life. Results also reveal some potential demographic outcomes for satisfaction in different domains of life and most of those results are consistent with the literature.

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The Impact of Exposure to Other Countries on Life Satisfaction: An International Application of the Relative Income Hypothesis

Cited by 8 publications

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The role of perceptions about trade and inequality in the backlash against globalization

The role of perceptions about trade and inequality in the backlash against globalization

Arab MENA States and Value Change: What Happens When Economic Globalization Is More Rapid Than Cultural Globalization

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