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income effect differing between richer and poor individuals. The analysis uses a self-reported measure of satisfaction with …This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income' for individual well-being or … happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference group on individual well-being is examined. The main …
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income. The model is estimated using a large German panel data set. …
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inequality. In high income countries, the evidence that income (wealth) does have a causal impact on health in adulthood is weak …We examine the relationship between income and health with the purpose of establishing the extent to which the … distribution of health in a population contributes to income inequality and is itself a product of that inequality. The evidence …
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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...
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type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables …
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We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for … respect to Jewish families it is most striking that the impact of family size on both life and financial satisfaction seems to …
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, trust, hours spent on other Internet sites and household income. Hence, SNSs are not a substitute for real-life social …
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Partnered individuals are happier than singles. This can be because partnership leads to more satisfactory subjective well-being or because happier people are more likely to find a partner. We analyze Dutch panel data to investigate whether there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective...
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political regime, nor the stage of development and reflects, to a large extent, changes to perceived satisfaction with living …
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happiness and life satisfaction do not substantially increase with their length of stay or across generations, and therefore …
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