In this paper I investigate the nexus between life time utility (life satisfaction) and income predicted by the … empirical association between income and life satisfaction is approximately log-linear. I show that the solution is … satisfaction curve is uninformative about human behavior driven by referencedependent utility. In particular, the hypothesis that …

In this paper I investigate the nexus between life time utility (life satisfaction) and income predicted by the … empirical association between income and life satisfaction is approximately log-linear. I show that the solution is …-life satisfaction curve is uninformative about human behavior driven by reference-dependent utility. In particular, the hypothesis that …

own consumption and do not compare themselves with others. I derive a condition under which the utility (happiness) of …

own consumption and do not compare themselves with others. I derive a condition under which the utility (happiness) of …

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … per capita and life satisfaction in either country (controlling for a variety of variables). Together with the evidence … from previous research, we now count three countries for which Easterlin's happiness-income hypothesis cannot be rejected …

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … per capita and life satisfaction in either country (controlling for a variety of variables). Together with the evidence … presented in Stevenson and Wolfers (2008, BROOKINGS PAP ECO AC), we now count three exceptions supporting Easterlin s happiness …

In this paper I investigate the nexus between life time utility (life satisfaction) and income predicted by the … empirical association between income and life satisfaction is approximately log-linear. I show that the solution is … satisfaction curve is uninformative about human behavior driven by referencedependent utility. In particular, the hypothesis that …

In this paper I investigate the nexus between life time utility (life satisfaction) and income predicted by the … empirical association between income and life satisfaction is approximately log-linear. I show that the solution is … satisfaction curve is uninformative about human behavior driven by referencedependent utility. In particular, the hypothesis that …

endogeneity of non-market amenity placement in revealed preference studies. The life satisfaction approach offers a Hicksian …