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 …

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 …