International Workshop

Comparative Study on Happiness in Paris

16-17 October 2014

Venue: École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), bâtiment le France Room 638-640-641 (6th floor)
Address: 190, avenue de France 75013 Paris France

Workshop program in this PDF.

Thursday, 16 October 2014

9:15	Registration
9:45	Welcoming remarks by Sébastien Lechevalier & Christian Sautter, president and vice-president of Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS

Session1	Chair: Sebastien Lechevalier, L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
10:00-10:30	Why do Japanese Parents and Their Young Adult Children Live Together? Kei Sakata, Ritsumeikan University C.R. McKenzie, Keio University
10:30-11:00	Adaptation and the Easterlin Paradox Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics
11:00-11:30	Does City Size affect Happiness? Yoshio Itaba, Doshisha University

11:30-13:00	Lunch

Session2	Chair: Victor Ginsburgh, European Center for Advanced Research on Economic and Statistics (ECARES)
13:00-13:30	Happiness: Research and Policy Considerations Bruno Frey, University of Zurich, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen and CREMA Jana Gallus, University of Zurich
13:30-14:00	A comparative study on happiness and inequality : five countries' case Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University Sayaka Sakoda, Doshisha University
14:00-14:30	Happiness, social cohesion and income inequalities in Britain and Japan Dimitris Ballas, The University of Sheffield Danny Dorling, University of Oxford Tomoki Nakaya, Ritsumeikan University Helena Tunstall, University of Edinburgh Kazumasa Hanaoka, Tohoku University Tomoya Hanibuchi, Chukyo University

14:30-15:30	Coffee Break

Session3	Chair: Seiichi Kondo, Doshisha University
15:30-16:00	Impact of the arts and culture on happiness--Beyond methodological issues Nobuko Kawashima, Doshisha University
16:00-16:30	Observing unobserved effect heterogeneity: The importance of domain importance for happiness economics Tim Tiefenbach, German Institute for Japanese Studies Florian Kohlbacher, German Institute for Japanese Studies
16:30-17:00	Anticipation of Life Satisfaction before Emigration -Evidence from German Panel Data Marcel Erlinghagen, University of Duisburg-Essen

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Friday, 17 October

Session4	Chair: Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University
10:00-10:30	Accessing Suicidal Ideation from Responses to Queries on Subjective Well-Being Susumu Kuwahara, Japan Center for Economic Research and ESRI Teruyuki Tamura, Sophia University Akiko Kamesaka, Aoyama Gakuin University and ESRI Toshiya Murai, Kyoto University
10:30-11:00	Induced Transnational Preference Change: Fukushima and Nuclear Power in Europe Heinz Welsch, University of Oldenburg Philipp Biermann, University of Oldenburg
11:00-11:30	Effects of Paid and Unpaid Overtime Work on Stress, Earnings, and Happiness Akira Kawaguchi, Doshisha University Takato Kasai, Doshisha University

11:30-13:15 (12:00-12:30)	Lunch (Editorial Committee Meeting :Editors only)

Session5	Chair: Bruno Frey, University of Zurich, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen and CREMA
13:15-13:45	Dislike of inequalities, social beliefs, social mobility, and attitudes to redistribution A comparison between the United States, France, and Japan Sebastien Lechevalier, EHESS Maria Roubtsova, ENS Cachan and Paris-13 university
13:45-14:15	Raising wellbeing through economic policy reform: Issues of political entrepreneurship and communication Werner Pascha, University of Duisburg-Essen
14:15-14:45	An overview of intertemporal measures of individual well-being: Do they explain life satisfaction better? Conchita D'Ambrosio, University of Luxembourg

14:45-15:30	Coffee Break

Session6	Chair:Werner Pascha, University of Duisburg-Essen
15:30-16:00	Happiness and Employment Status Tadashi Yagi, Doshisha University Katsuhiko Yonezaki, Doshisha University Kunio Urakawa, Kyushu University
16:00-16:30	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
16:30-17:00	The Impact of Employment System on Feeling of Happiness in Germany and Japan Toshiyuki Shirakawa, Doshisha University

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