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Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion (2008)
Journal Article
Davies, S., & Hinks, T. (2008). Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion. Journal of International Development, 20(7), 888-904. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1470

Happiness equations for Malawi are estimated using a new household survey. It is apparent that absolute consumption level is strongly associated with satisfaction. Both objective and subjective relative consumption in the neighbourhood is positively... Read More about Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion.

Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa (2008)
Journal Article
Hinks, T. (2008). Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa. Journal of International Development, 20(2), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1392

Previous work into the decision to search or not for work when unemployed has found that local unemployment rates, education level and social networks are important in the case of South Africa. This paper introduces a number of additional variables i... Read More about Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa.

Economic welfare, poverty and subjective wellbeing (2008)
Book Chapter
Hinks, T. (2008). Economic welfare, poverty and subjective wellbeing. In J. Copestake (Ed.), Wellbeing and Development in Peru: Local and Universal Views Confronted. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Development is something we all aspire to, but also readily criticize for failing to live up to our hopes of sustained improvement in human wellbeing. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and w... Read More about Economic welfare, poverty and subjective wellbeing.