questions are surveyed. This offers a fIrst approximation of the structure of individual well-being and preferences. Finally …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income' for individual well-being or … the distance between own income and the income of the reference group, and asymmetry of comparisons, i.e. the comparison … income effect differing between richer and poor individuals. The analysis uses a self-reported measure of satisfaction with …

, rich or poor). The result could be a cardinal ranking of country of birth satisfaction units, how strongly someone would …

affect measures - life satisfaction, enjoyment, smiling and being well-rested - and four negative affect variables - pain … ranks lowest - just below South Sudan. The Nordic countries that traditionally rank high using life satisfaction do not rank …