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Alois Stutzer

Contact since July 1, 2006

Prof. Dr. Alois Stutzer
Center for Economic Science
University of Basel
Petersgraben 51
CH-4003 Basel

Phone: +41 (0)61 267 33 61
Fax: +41 (0)61 267 33 40
E-Mail: alois.stutzer@unibas.ch

New link to the University of Basel homepage: http://www.wwz.unibas.ch/wifor/staff/as/as.htm

Professional Affiliations

Research Fellow CREMA
Research Fellow IZA
Discussant of the International Wellbeing Group

Publications

Books

Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ announcement ]
Translation into Japanese published with Diamond, Tokyo 2005.
Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being
Eine ökonomische Analyse menschlichen Wohlbefindens.
Dissertation, Universität Zürich, 2001. (Published with Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 2003)
[ online copy ]

Papers in Refereed Journals and Books

Calculating Tragedy: Assessing the Costs of Terrorism. Forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Surveys, 2006.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger)
[ paper | CESifo press info ]
Direct Democracy: Designing a Living Constitution. Forthcoming in Roger Congleton and Birgitta Swedenborg (eds). Democratic Constitutional Design and Public Policy, Analysis and Evidence. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2006.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Mispredicting Utility and the Political Process. In: Edward J. McCaffery and Joel Slemrod (eds). Behavioral Public Finance . Russell Sage Foundation, 2006, pp. 113-140.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Does Marriage Make People Happy, Or Do Happy People Get Married? Journal of Socio-Economics 35(2), 2006, pp. 326-347.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper | link ]
Making International Organizations More Democratic. Review of Law and Economics 1(3), 2005, pp. 305-330.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper | link ]
Demokratische Beteiligung und Staatsausgaben: Die Auswirkungen des Frauenstimmrechts. Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 141(4), 2005, pp. 617-650
(with Lukas Kienast)
[ paper ]
Happiness Research: State and Prospects. Review of Social Economy 62(2), 2005, pp. 207-228.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Beyond Outcomes: Measuring Procedural Utility. Oxford Economic Papers 57(1), 2005, pp. 90-111.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Reported Subjective Well-Being: A Challenge for Economic Theory and Economic Policy. Schmollers Jahrbuch 124(2), 2004, pp. 191-231.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
The Role of Social Work Norms in Job Searching and Subjective Well-Being. Journal of the European Economic Association 2(4), 2004, pp. 696-719.
(with Rafael Lalive)
[ paper ]
The Role of Income Aspirations in Individual Happiness. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 54(1), 2004, pp. 89-109.
[ paper ]
Introducing Procedural Utility: Not Only What but also How Matters. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 160(3), 2004, pp. 377-401.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Matthias Benz)
[ paper ]
Do Workers Enjoy Procedural Utility. Applied Economics Quarterly 49(2), 2003, pp. 149-172.
(with Matthias Benz)
[ paper ]
Are Voters Better Informed When They Have a Larger Say in Politics? Evidence for the European Union and Switzerland. Public Choice 119(1-2), 2004, pp. 31-59.
(with Matthias Benz)
[ paper ]
Was erklärt die gestiegenen Managerlöhne? Ein Diskussionsbeitrag. Die Unternehmung, 57(1), 2003, pp. 5-19.
(mit Matthias Benz)
[ paper ]
What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research? Journal of Economic Literature 40, 2002, pp. 402-435.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper | e-jel ]
Soziale Arbeitsnorm und Arbeitslosigkeit in der Schweiz. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik 138(3), 2002, pp. 293-316.
(with Rafael Lalive)
[ paper ]
Skalenerträge in der öffentlichen Kernverwaltung. Eine empirische Analyse anhand von Gemeindefusionen. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 8(1), 2002, pp. 27-50.
(with Simon Lüchinger)
[ paper ]
Economics and Psychology: From Imperialistic to Inspired Economics. Revue de philosophie economique 4, 2001/2002, pp. 5-22.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
Outcome, Process and Power in Direct Democracy. New Econometric Results. Public Choice 107(3-4), 2001, pp. 271-293.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Marcel Kucher)
[ abstract ]
Latent Entrepreneurship Across Nations. European Economic Review 45(4-6), 2001, pp. 680-691.
(with David G. Blanchflower and Andrew J. Oswald)
[ abstract ]
Happiness, Economy and Institutions. Economic Journal 110 (466), 2000, pp. 918-938.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ abstract | comment in The Economis ]
Maximising Happiness? German Economic Review 1 (2), 2000, pp. 145-167.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ abstract ]
Auf dem Weg zum Freihandel für Agrargüter. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Research 51(4), 2000, pp. 283-290.
[ abstract ]
Measuring Preferences by Subjective Well-Being. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 155 (4), 1999, pp. 755-778.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ abstract ]

Working Papers

The Happiness Gains From Sorting and Matching in the Labor Market. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 275, University of Zurich, 2006.
(Simon Lüchinger and Rainer Winkelmann)
[ paper ]
Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 269, University of Zurich, 2006.
(with Simon Luechinger and Stephan Meier)
[ paper ]
What Happiness Research Can Tell Us About Self-Control Problems and Utility Misprediction. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 267, University of Zurich, 2006.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Does Watching TV Make Us Happy? Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 241, University of Zurich, 2005.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Christine Benesch)
[ paper ]
Versagen in der staatlichen Krippenföderung - Betreuungsgutscheine als Alternative. CREMA Working Paper No. 26, Basel, 2005.
(with Reto Dürsteler)
[ paper ]
Economic Consequences of Mispredicting Utility. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 218, University of Zurich, 2004.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
The Role of Direct Democracy and Federalism in Local Power. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 209, University of Zurich, 2004.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Approval of Equal Rights and Gender Differences in Well-Being. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 194, University of Zurich, 2004.
(with Rafael Lalive)
[ paper ]
Valuing Public Goods: The Life Satisfaction Approach. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 184, University of Zurich, 2004.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger)
[ paper ]
Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself? Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 180, University of Zurich, 2004.
(with Stephan Meier)
[ paper ]
Available also as IZA Discussion Paper No. 1045.
Stress That Doesn't Pay: The Commuting Paradox. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 151, University of Zurich, 2003.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ paper ]
Stock Options: the Managers' Blessing. Institutional Restrictions and Executive Compensation. Working Paper No. 61. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, 2001.
(with Matthias Benz and Marcel Kucher)
[ paper ]

Recent Newspaper Articles

Wirtschaftliche Schäden des Terrorismus. Zerstörte Chancen in Spanien, Israel oder Nordirland. Neue Zürcher Zeitung 134, June 12/13, 2004, p. 29.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Simon Lüchinger)
[ article ]
Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen des Terrorismus. Die Volkswirtschaft 11, 2005, pp. 4-7.
(with Bruno S. Frey and Simon Lüchinger)
[ article german | french ]

Article Contributions to Books

Testing Theories of Happiness. Forthcoming in Luigino Bruni and Pierluigi Porta (eds.). Economics and Happiness. Framing the Analysis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 116-146.
(with Bruno S. Frey)
[ announcement ]
Aktienoptionen für Topmanager - Die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen eines Motivationsinstruments. In: Bruno S. Frey und Margit Osterloh (Hrsg.) Managing Motivation. Wie Sie die neue Motivationsforschung für Ihr Unternehmen nutzen können. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2000, pp. 105-134.
(with Matthias Benz and Marcel Kucher)
[ announcement ]
Institutions Matter for Procedural Utility. An Econometric Study of the Impact of Political Participation Possibilities. Forthcoming in: Ram Mudambi, Pietro Navarra and Giuseppe Sobbrio (eds). Economic Welfare, International Business and Global Institutional Change. Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 2003.
(with Bruno S. Frey)

Book Reviews

Frank, Robert H. (1999). Luxury Fever. Why Money Fails to Satisfy in an Era of Excess. New York: The Free Press. In: Kyklos 53 (4), 2000, pp. 602-603.
Kemp, Simon (2002). Public Goods and Private Wants. A Psychological Approach to Government Spending. Cheltenham, UK/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. In: Journal of Economics 81(1), 2004, pp. 92-96.
[ review ]

Curiculum Vitae

Personal:

 Born January 16, 1972 (in Cham, Switzerland)
Married, 2 children

Citizenship:

 Swiss

Education:

2001 Dr. des., University of Zurich, with summa cum laude (Ph.D. in Economics)

1998 Lic. oec. publ., University of Zurich, with summa cum laude (Master of Economics)

Career:

Since 2003 Senior Assistant at the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich

2002 Research Fellow, Program in Law, Economics and Institutions, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley

1997-2001 Assistant at the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich

1994-1996 Teaching Assistant, Statistical Seminar, University of Zurich

Awards:

IEW-Award 2000 for the best paper by a young economist for "Happiness, Economy and Institutions" published in the Economic Journal 110 (466), 2000.

Young Economist Award of the European Economic Association 2001.

IEW-Award 2002 for the best paper by a young economist for "What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research?" published in the Journal of Economic Literature 40, 2002.

Swiss Household-Panel Publication Award 2002.

Keynote Lecture at the SOEP Anniversary Conference (Berlin), 2003.

Keynote Lecture at the CESifo Summer Institute, SanServolo, July 18, 2005

Editorial
Experience:

 Member of the editorial board of Politics, Philosophy & Economics and the Journal of Happiness Studies.

Formal
Research
Collaboration:

 Research on the measurement of personal and social well-being in collaboration with the applicants of the question module for the European Social Survey. This group includes Prof. Dr. Felicia Huppert (University of Cambridge), Prof. Dr. Andrew Clark (Delta, Paris), Prof. Dr. Bruno Frey (University of Zurich), Dr. Nic Marks (NEF, London) and Prof. Dr. Johannes Siegrist (Duesseldorf University). Begin: February 2005.
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