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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
-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 …
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Poverty & human development
Isenman, Paul J. (contributor) - 1982
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The quality of life in Latin American cities : markets and perception
Lora, Eduardo (contributor) - 2010
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Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare regressions
Beegle, Kathleen - 2009
measures of economic welfare based on household income or consumption. Survey respondents undoubtedly hold diverse ideas about …
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Approaches to urban slums : a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies
Dastur, Arish (contributor); Mehta, Barjor (contributor);  … - 2008
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What are public services worth, and to whom? : non-parametric estimation of capitalization in Pune
Lall, Somik V. - 2006
"The availability and quality of basic public services are important determinants of urban quality of life. In many cities, rapid population growth and fiscal constraints are limiting the extent to which urban governments can keep up with increasing demand for these services. It therefore...
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World Development Report 2003 : Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World--Transforming Institutions, Growth, and Quality of Life
World Bank - 2012
Three billion people will be added to the world ' s population over the next 50 years and 2.8 billion people today already live on less than $2 a day-almost all in developing countries. Ensuring these people have access to productive work and a better quality of life is the core development...
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