Monday 28th, 13.30 - 17.15.
13.30.14.00
Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus Univerity Rotterdam, Netherlands
Introduction to the problem, Introduction of participants
14.00-14.30
Devrim Dumladag, Bosporus University, Istanbul Turkey
'Life satisfaction, consumption and saving in transition and developing economies'
14.30-15.00
Shu Cai, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
'Will Consumption Increase Subjective Well-Being? Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Rural China'
15:00-15:30
Break
15.30-16.00
Junyi Zhang, Hiroshima University, Japan
'Effects of life choices on the quality of life: A case study in Japan'
16.00-16.30
Andries VandenBroek, Institute for Social Research, Netherlands
'Culture, consumption and happiness'
17:00
Drinks and snacks
Tuesday 29th, 09.00 - 17.00.
09.30-10.00
Miriam Tatzel, Empire State Collge, New York, USA
'Wanting and spending: Consumer variations and happiness'
10.00-10.30
Zhiming Cheng, University of Wollongong, Australia
'Consumption and SWB in China'
10.30-11.00
Ozge Gokdemir
'Life satisfaction, consumption and saving in Turkey'
11.00-11.30
Break
11.30-12.00
Peggy Schyns, Institute for Social Research, Netherlands
'Ideological consumption and happiness'
12.00-12.30
Sanne Oppree, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
'The Causal Effects of Advertising Exposure on Children’s Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction'
12.30-13.00
Extra discussion time
13.00-14.00
Break
14.00-14.30
Adam Oculicz-Kozaryn, Rutgers University USA
'Car ownership and happiness in the USA'
14.30-15.00
All
Roundtable on how to advance research on this topic
15.30-16.00
Coffee and tea, end of workshop