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The selection of pay referents : potential patterns and impacts on life satisfaction
Schneider, Simone - 2010
Despite the relatively extensive research on pay levels and the consequences of income disparities, little is known about which reference groups people choose for comparative evaluation of personal income and why different selection patterns emerge. The aim of this paper is to dig deeper for...
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : Evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction ; a revised version
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource], rev
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Why are middle-aged people so depressed? : evidence from West Germany
Brockmann, Hilke (contributor) - 2009
Does happiness vary with age? The evidence is inconclusive. Some studies show happiness to increase with age (Diener et … Christian, 1998; Blanchflower and Oswald, 2008) or highest happiness levels occurring during middle age (Easterlin, 2006 … and cohorteffects. Secondly, all empirical research lacks a theoretical explanation as to why age affects happiness. The …
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