Znanstveno-raziskovalna seminarja
Raziskovalni center Ekonomske fakultete organizira znanstveno-raziskovalna seminarja:
– v sredo, 3.2.2016 ob 13h v predavalnici P-109 bosta asist. Rok Spruk, MSc in prof. dr. Aleksandar Kešeljević (iz Ekonomske fakultete), predstavila članek: »Institutional Origins of Subjective Well-Being: Estimating the Effects of Economic Freedom on National Happiness«,
– v četrtek, 4.2.2016 ob 13h v predavalnici P-109 bo prof. Matthias Bode (Department of Marketing & Management, University of Southern Denmark), predstavil članek: »Self-knowledge through numbers: How consumers engage in self-optimization by digitally tracking their lives«.
Podrobnejše informacije lahko najdete v spodnjem vabilu.
Vljudno vabljeni!
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The Research Centre of the Faculty of Economics cordially invites you to a research seminar on Wednesday, 3 rd February 2016 at 1 p.m. in P-109 at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Author: Rok Spruk, MSc, Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Coauthor: Aleksandar Kešeljević, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
will present the article:
“Institutional Origins of Subjective Well-Being: Estimating the Effects of Economic Freedom on National Happiness”
“We exploit the cross-country differences in economic freedom to examine the link between the quality of institutions and subjective well-being. Using Veenhoven’s happiness dataset, the evidence suggests countries with better economic institutions and higher level of economic freedom, captured by the security of property rights, open markets and more limited government, are significantly more likely to experience greater subjective well-being after controlling for structural confounders of national subjective well-being such as income, unemployment, inequality, social capital and life satisfaction. The effect of institutions on cross-national happiness is both significant and robust to different model specifications, estimation techniques and possible sources of endogeneity. Furthermore, our panel data analysis reveals that over time higher levels of economic freedom are associated with decreasing subjective well-being after controlling for state dependence and income.”
You can register for the free seminar by phone (01) 58-92-490, or via e-mail: research.seminars@ef.uni-lj.si by Tuesday, 2 nd February 2016.
We look forward to seeing you!
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The Research Centre of the Faculty of Economics cordially invites you to a research seminar on Thursday, 4th February 2016 at 1 p.m. in room P-109 at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Author: Matthias Bode, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing & Management, University of Southern Denmark
will present the article:
“Self-knowledge through numbers: How consumers engage in self-optimization by digitally tracking their lives”
“In Western consumer culture the idea of “making the most” of life, on a physical, economic, social, mental and spiritual level becomes ubiquitous. In this context, a worldwide movement called “Quantified Self” emerged, whose members track with smartphones or specialized sensors diverse parts of their everyday life, like physiological elements (like, body temperature, heart rate, weight etc), individual mental states (emotions, alertness, anxiety, creativity, spirituality, happiness etc), active behavioural elements (sleeping, moving, running, eating, writing etc) and situational, social, environmental aspects (time, weather, location, relationships, dating etc). Meanwhile, self-tracking has become a mainstream practice in the USA, and companies like Apple (with HealthKit) or Google (Google Fit) invest heavily in apps, sensors and data analytics for that market.
This research presentation is based on an ongoing long-term study of a group of self-trackers, organized in Denmark. In an ethnographic research project, these self-trackers were followed; the researchers participated in group meetings and engaged in out of the group phenomenological interviews. In the presentation, I will focus on how consumers actively engage in technologies and datafication and how these processes require a new conceptualization of the consumer self.”
You can register for the free seminar by phone (01) 58-92-490, or via e-mail: research.seminars@ef.uni-lj.si by Wednesday, 3rd February 2016.
We look forward to seeing you!