Andrew J. Oswald

Research Fellow and Associated Member

University of Warwick

andrew.oswald@warwick.ac.uk

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Andrew Oswald is Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at Warwick University. He has held permanent and visiting posts at Oxford, the London School of Economics, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard and Zurich. His doctorate, in 1980 from Oxford, was on the theory of trade union behaviour. He has also worked on wages, unemployment, entrepreneurship, job satisfaction, happiness, and mental health. Andrew’s research lies at the borders between economics, psychology, epidemiology and medicine. He is also involved in research on climate change.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 1999. From May 2011 until December 2012 he was Visiting Research Fellow and Acting Director of Research at IZA. He continues to work closely with IZA's local team as an Associated Member. Since 2024 he has chaired the IZA Network Advisory Panel.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15620

Are Environmental Concerns Deterring People from Having Children?

Ben Lockwood, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Ecological Economics, 2024, 220, 108184

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15533

The Midlife Crisis

Osea Giuntella, Sally McManus, Redzo Mujcic, Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Ahmed Tohamy

published in: Economica, 2023, 90 (357), 65 - 110

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14885

Why Do Relatively Few Economists Work on Climate Change? A Survey

Nico Pestel, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14722

Physical Pain, Gender, and the State of the Economy in 146 Nations

Lucía Macchia, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 287, 114332

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14632

The Analysis of Human Feelings: A Practical Suggestion for a Robustness Test

Jeffrey R. Bloem, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68 (3), 689 - 710

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13660

Do Europeans Care about Climate Change? An Illustration of the Importance of Data on Human Feelings

Adam Nowakowski, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13221

Age, Death Risk, and the Design of an Exit Strategy: A Guide for Policymakers and for Citizens Who Want to Stay Alive

Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13113

The Case for Releasing the Young from Lockdown: A Briefing Paper for Policymakers

Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11922

Is Envy Harmful to a Society's Psychological Health and Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Study of 18,000 Adults

Redzo Mujcic, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 198, 103 - 111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11825

How Common Are Bad Bosses?

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial Relations, 2020, 59 (1), 3-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11184

Unhappiness and Pain in Modern America: A Review Essay, and Further Evidence, on Carol Graham's Happiness for All?

David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2019, 57 (2), 385 - 402

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11059

Was Brexit Caused by the Unhappy and the Old?

Federica Liberini, Andrew J. Oswald, Eugenio Proto, Michela Redoano

published as 'Was Brexit triggered by the old and unhappy? Or by financial feelings?' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 161, 287-302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10959

Antidepressants for Economists and Business-School Researchers: An Introduction and Review

Aleksandra Katolik, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Die Unternehmung, 2017, 71 (4), 448 - 463

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10958

Do Humans Suffer a Psychological Low in Midlife? Two Approaches (With and Without Controls) in Seven Data Sets

David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10759

Female Suicide and the Concept of the Midlife Crisis

Andrew J. Oswald, Ahmed Tohamy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10717

Female Babies and Risk-Aversion

Ganna Pogrebna, Andrew J. Oswald, David Haig

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 58, 10 - 17

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10183

Do Women Ask?

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial Relations, 2018, 57 (4), 611 - 636

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9401

National Well-being Policy and a Weighted Approach to Human Feelings

Gus O'Donnell, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Ecological Economics, 2015,120, 59 - 70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8829

The Objective Measurement of World-Leading Research

Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8559

Boss Competence and Worker Well-being

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2017, 70 (2), 419–450

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8300

National Happiness and Genetic Distance: A Cautious Exploration

Eugenio Proto, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (604), 2127-2152

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7943

Human Well-being and In-Work Benefits: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Richard Dorsett, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7942

Longitudinal Evidence for a Midlife Nadir in Human Well-being: Results from Four Data Sets

Terence Chai Cheng, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (599), 126 - 142

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7934

Does Money Make People Right-Wing and Inegalitarian? A Longitudinal Study of Lottery Winners

Nattavudh Powdthavee, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7640

Does High Home-Ownership Impair the Labor Market?

David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7033

Estimating the Influence of Life Satisfaction and Positive Affect on Later Income Using Sibling Fixed-Effects

Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012, 109 (49), 19953-19958

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7024

How Should Peer-Review Panels Behave?

Daniel Sgroi, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), 255-278

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7009

Evidence for a ‘Midlife Crisis’ in Great Apes Consistent with the U-Shape in Human Well-Being

Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012, 109 (49), 19949-19952

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5785

Antidepressants and Age

David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald

published as 'Antidepressants and age: A new form of evidence for U-shaped well-being through life' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 127, 46-58

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5390

Emotional Prosperity and the Stiglitz Commission

Andrew J. Oswald

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2010, 48 (4), 651-669

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4755

Are Happiness and Productivity Lower among University Students with Newly-Divorced Parents? An Experimental Approach

Eugenio Proto, Daniel Sgroi, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Experimental Economics, 2012, 15 (1), 1-23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4695

Objective Confirmation of Subjective Measures of Human Well-being: Evidence from the USA

Andrew J. Oswald, Stephen Wu

published in: Science, 2010, 327 (5965), 576-579