significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With respect to Jewish families it is most striking that the impact of family size …

type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables … consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness … reference groups in SWB-models. In this paper we employ the reference-extended model for incorporating in happiness studies the …

for a long time by economists, happiness is becoming an object of serious research in 21st century economics. In Section 2 … we sketch the present status of happiness economics. In Section 3 we consider the practical applicability of happiness … seems to us the natural consequence of the happiness economics methodology. In Section 5 we sketch how this approach can …

income. The model is estimated using a large German panel data set.<P>This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the …

happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference group on individual well-being is examined. The main … that the income of the reference group is about as important as own income for individual happiness, that individuals are …This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income' for individual well-being or …

public health care, where middle-income individuals prefer higher public expenditure at the margin than low-income or high-income …

the compensating income variation of social capital. We find differences in social capital when we differentiate according … income generally has a statistically significant effect. We find a significant effect of social capital on …␣life␣satisfaction. Consequently, the compensating income variation of social capital is substantial. <p>This working paper has resulted in a …