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 …

income. The model is estimated using a large German panel data set. …

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 …

Can online social contacts replace the importance of real-life social connections in our pursuit of happiness? With the … examines the effect of SNS use on happiness for different subgroups of young adults. More specifically, we examine whether the … effect of SNSs on happiness is moderated by individual social capital, as measured in terms of frequency of social contacts …

After having been ignored 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 economics, retaining the assumption of ordinal individual utilities. In Section 4 we introduce a cardinal …

vary in religiosity between secular and ultra-orthodox. We find a significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With …

happiness and life satisfaction do not substantially increase with their length of stay or across generations, and therefore …

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. …