International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) NEWS: JUNE 2021 |
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In this Issue:
- 2021 Conference Regular Registration Deadline: July 31
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ISQOLS Sponsored Event, Measuring Progress: Online Forum on Well-Being (June 28, 29)
- Upcoming Event: ISQOLS Webinar, Trade and Job (In)Security: The Two Sides of Import Exposure (July 28)
- ISQOLS Certification in Quality-of-Life Research: Related to Community Indictors Projects
- ISQOLS Member News
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being News
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being Publications
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ISQOLS 2021 CONFERENCE
“Quality-of-life and Adaptation in a
Virulent World”
VIRTUAL EVENT
AUGUST 2021
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Regular Registration Deadline: July 31, 2021.
Over 300 have registered, have you? We have over 250 presentations and 5 special lecturers planned. Registered participants will have access to conference materials, session recordings, and lecture videos for an entire year.
The Regular Member Fee is only $75 USD/$60 USD for members students/retirees/developing countries.
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ISQOLS MEMBERS: receive early info and registration discounts!
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ISQOLS SPONSORED EVENT: Measuring Progress: Online Forum on Well-being
(June 28, 29)
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Measuring Progress:
Online Forum on Well-Being
28 June 2021
Monday
17:00 CET (11:00 AM Eastern) – 19:00 CET (1:00 PM Eastern)
Andrew Oswald (University of Warwick)
Extreme Distress and Economics
Carol Graham (Brookings Institution and University of Maryland)
When Twin Public Health Crises Meet: Trends in Ill-Being and Deaths of Despair during the COVID Pandemic
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Measuring Progress:
Online Forum on Well-Being
29 June 2021
Tuesday
17:00 CET (11:00 AM Eastern) – 19:00 CET (1:00 PM Eastern)
Ruut Veenhoven (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Greater happiness for a greater number: How can that be achieved?
John de Graaf Author, filmmaker, speaker
The Economics of Beauty – The Future of an Idea
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ISQOLS WEBINAR:
Trade and Job (In)Security: The Two Sides of Import Exposure
THURSDAY,
July 28, 07:00 AM PST; 10:00 AM EST; 4:00pm/16:00 CET
FREE
We study the causal impact of occupation-level import exposure on perceived job security. To that end, we use German worker-level panel data combined with global input-output data for 2000-2014 and an instrumental variables strategy. We show that imports from China and Eastern Europe that substitute for domestic production (i.e., competition-increasing imports) worsen workers' job insecurity. Simultaneously, exposure to Chinese and Eastern European intermediate imports (i.e., productivity-enhancing imports) boosts job security. The productivity-enhancing channel more than offsets the job insecurity caused by competition-increasing imports, meanwhile. The job (in)security effects we document are homogeneous across workers with different unemployment experience, individual risk preferences, and occupational tenure. Nevertheless, effects are more pronounced among groups that are more likely to be informed about imports, such as supervisors and those with high education. Our results are robust to a battery of sensitivity checks and highlight that the implications of trade are more multifaceted than previously thought.
Presenter: Robin Konietzny
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ISQOLS Certification in Quality-of-Life Research: Related to Community Indictors Projects |
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Congratulations to Yufi Adriani, on her recent completion of the ISQOLS Certification in Quality of Life Research: Related to Community Indictors Projects.
"This certification program has so many impacts, especially in my work field as a psychologist, lecturer, and happiness and well-being researcher. I have broadened my knowledge about how to build indicators in quality of life and involved relevant parties in this study."
The ISQOLS Certification in Quality-of-Life Research program is designed to help QOL researchers specializing in community indicators projects obtain additional training and become officially certified in the field. Our self-paced, online certificate program focuses on the process of planning, developing, and implementing community QOL indicators in the context of a town, county, city, rural area, or a metropolitan region. Learn more and contact office@isqols.org for more details.
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WATCH NOW: "How Was Life? New Perspectives on Well-being & Global Inequality since 1820" |
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Did you miss our latest ISQOLS WEBINAR?
ISQOLS Webinar, "How Was Life? New Perspectives on Well-being and Global Inequality since 1820".
(June 10)
Members can access the forum HERE (You must log-in to your member profile to view)
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Help us reach our goal of 400 members in 2021! Join, renew and refer your friends to ISQOLS. See more details at isqols.org/join
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ISQOLS members, you have automatic access to online articles!
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*CURRENT MEMBERS* did you see our latest "MEMBERS ONLY" JUNE email?
Check our Members Only Content on your membership profile:
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ISQOLS provides our members with opportunities to post requests for both career and research support through our new "Career and Research Support Forum". Log-in to your membership profile and visit the page here:
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Now available to MEMBERS ONLY:
We invite you to post any comments, questions, ideas, articles, papers, books, links, and interesting content to the forum of your choice. (you must log-in to your member profile to access) ISQOLS - QOL FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSSION FORUM
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The Psychology of Quality of Life - Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health
Author, ISQOLS Member:
M. Joseph Sirgy
The third, thoroughly revised and enhanced edition of this bestselling book analyses and discusses the most up-to-date research on the psychology of quality of life. The book is divided into six parts. The introductory part lays the philosophical and academic foundation of much of the research on wellbeing and positive mental health, showing the beneficial effects of happy people at work, health, and to society at large....LEARN MORE
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Sustainable Hedonism
A Thriving Life that Does Not Cost the Earth
Author, ISQOLS member: Orsolya Lelkes
"How can we create a thriving life for us all that doesn’t come at the price of ecological destruction?
This book calls to explore our collective and personal convictions about success and good life. It challenges the mainstream worldview, rooted in economics, that equates happiness with pleasure, and encourages greed, materialism, egoism and disconnection.... LEARN MORE
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Unemployment and Subjective Well-Being
Author, ISQOLS member: Nicolai Suppa
This chapter summarizes the latest state of the art in economic research on unemployment and subjective well-being. Outcomes covered are general life satisfaction, affective well-being, and mental health. Special attention is paid to empirical evidence as obtained from popular panel data sets. Both prominent methodological issues and substantive themes are introduced....LEARN MORE
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING NEWS |
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Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies
Thursday 1 July 2021 11:00 - 12:30 CET
Child well-being policies have a key role to play in ensuring that all children get a good start to life and are well prepared for our fast-changing world.
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CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING AND PERSPECTIVES ON ITS ENHANCEMENT
Second International Conference on Children’s Well-being
2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
9-11 July 2021
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Why financial wellbeing matters at work
Webinar:
Wednesday 30 June 2021, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Financial wellbeing - feeling secure and in control of your money, knowing that you can pay the bills, deal with the unexpected, and are on track for a healthy financial future - is a key driver of workplace wellbeing.
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THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DEPOPULATION
WITTGENSTEIN CENTRE CONFERENCE 2021
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 29.11. - 01.12.2021
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
CALL FOR PAPERS
Although global population is still growing, an ever larger number of regions and countries are experiencing a decline in population size, and the COVID-19 pandemic may have further accelerated the process.
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QOL, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING PUBLICATIONS |
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Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
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JOIN OR RENEW YOUR ISQOLS MEMBERSHIP |
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Still not a member of ISQOLS?
Take advantage of our 2021 membership options listed below!
As a member, you are entitled to many great BENEFITS!
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Save time and money!
Select a 2-year membership and receive a discount:
- 2 year regular membership = $135 (regular rate is $75/year)
- 2 year student/retired membership = $85 (regular rate is $50/year)
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Are you a current member?
Refer a new member to ISQOLS for 2021 and receive 25% off a future membership fee. Simply have the new member email office@isqols.org with your name as a referral and we will credit your account.
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Institutional membership provides ISQOLS benefits to 10 named persons within your institution. The total cost is $650 for 10 individuals, which is a discounted rate of $65 per individual. These members will receive ARQOL and SINET as part of the membership fee and are also entitled to all other benefits provided to regular members |
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ISQOLS is offering a new joint membership option with the Community Indicators Consortium. The cost is $115 USD, which entitles you to a membership in both the International Society for Quality of Life Studies and the Community Indicators Consortium. This is a value of $40 and offers an annual membership for both organizations.
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Join or renew your ISQOLS Membership. Visit isqols.org/join to submit your membership application.
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Consider donating to ISQOLS. Your gift is tax-deductible and is given to a U.S. 501c3 nonprofit: ISQOLS - Donate
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