concept of happiness, i.e. self-reported level of satisfaction with income and life, and relative deprivation/satisfaction, i ….e. the gaps between the individual's income and the incomes of all individuals richer/poorer than him. Operationalizing both …-being depending more on relative satisfaction than on absolute levels of income. This finding holds even after controlling for other …

This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if … reducing impact. More targeted benefits, however, do not significantly reduce income inequality. Rather, their positive effect … on pre-government income inequality hints at substantial disinctive effects. …

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 … important reference groups for income comparisons? (2) Who tends to use which type of reference group? (3) Which reference …

microdata from the German Federal Statistical Office's contribution to the European Union Statistics on Income and Living … from the German Survey of Income and Expenditure (EVS), the present paper compares EU-SILC-based results about income …