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Individual Well-Being in a Dynamic Perspective

D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007

This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with income. Making full use of the panel data nature of the German Socio-Economic Panel, we provide empirical evidence for well-being depending on absolute and on relative levels of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018693

Consumption-Savings Decisions under Upward Looking Comparisons: Evidence from Germany, 2002-2011

Drechsel-Grau, Moritz; Schmid, Kai D. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

We demonstrate that interpersonal comparisons lead to "keeping up with the Joneses"-behavior. Using annual household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate the causal effect of changes in reference consumption, defined as the consumption level of all households who are perceived...

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Illness and Health Satisfaction: The Role of Relative Comparisons

Thiel, Lars - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014

This paper investigates the role of relative comparisons in health status for individual health satisfaction. Previous … and status e ects, social health norms, and comparison processes. Using representative longitudinal data from a German … positional preferences and social status effects in the context of health are rather unimportant for individual health …

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Why Do German Men Marry Women from Less Developed Countries?: An Analysis of Transnational Partner Search Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel

Glowsky, David - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007

This paper examines why German men marry women from countries which are less economically developed. Two hypotheses deduced from exchange theory and the economic theory of the family are tested: 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as well as reduced opportunities to meet German partners...

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Positional Income Concerns: Prevalence and Relationship with Personality and Economic Preferences

Friehe, Tim; Mechtel, Mario; Pannenberg, Markus - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014

This paper presents detailed evidence about who compares to whom in terms of relative income. We rely on representative survey data on the importance of income comparisons vis-a-vis seven reference groups, allowing us to exploit within-subject heterogeneity. We explore the prevalence and...

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Staatsbürgerschaft als Ressource bei der Heirat ausländischer Frauen: eine Analyse mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panel

Glowsky, David - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007

Der Beitrag untersucht, welche Faktoren dazu führen, dass deutsche Männer Frauen aus dem ökonomisch schwächeren Ausland heiraten. Aus allgemeinen Partnerwahltheorien (Austauschtheorie, ökonomische Theorie der Familie) werden zwei Hypothesen abgeleitet. 1. Geringe physische und soziale...

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The Effect of Relative Standing on Considerations about Self-Employment

Schneck, Stefan - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011

propensity to become self-employed is U-shaped. This is interpreted as evidence that low status translates into entrepreneurial …

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