-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a …"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …

, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health … (young) adults who worked as children. The authors find no significant effects on health. Over a longer horizon, they …

-reported sex worker diaries which include detailed information on sexual behavior, labor supply, and health shocks, the authors … find that sex workers adjust their supply of risky, better compensated sex to cope with unexpected health shocks, exposing … responses entail significant health risks for sex workers and their partners, and suggest that sex workers are unable to cope …

contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small …

ongoing work under a joint energy study entitled INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and. Complementary Services. INGENS …