satisfaction with life to the same extent as a change in health satisfaction would do. In other words, the income equivalent of … estimate the income equivalent for these diseases. This method uses answers to well-being and health satisfaction questions as … health status. The paper presents estimates of the equivalent income change that would be necessary to change general …

life, called domains, such as health, financial situation, job, leisure, housing, and environment. We postulate a two … income. The model is estimated using a large German panel data set. …

We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility … status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects mental health of both themselves and their partners. Single men … retiring experience a drop in mental health. Female retirement has hardly any effect on their own mental health or the mental …

income generally has a statistically significant effect. We find a significant effect of social capital on?life?satisfaction … the compensating income variation of social capital. We find differences in social capital when we differentiate according … to individual characteristics such as education, age, place of residence, household composition and health. Household …

happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference group on individual well-being is examined. The main … income effect differing between richer and poor individuals. The analysis uses a self-reported measure of satisfaction with … that the income of the reference group is about as important as own income for individual happiness, that individuals are …

physical handicaps. The analysis is based on an individual self-rating health satisfaction question asked in the British … Household Panel Survey data set. This question provides a natural cardinalization of health utility .Our method is a refinement … of the method introduced by Cutler and Richardson (1997). We extend their approach in two directions. First, the health …

satisfaction, but only for paid employees. Finally, our analysis reveals that 44% of the height premium in earnings is explained by … differences in educational attainment whereas the height premium in work and life satisfaction is only marginally explained by …

It is well known that income and health are positively associated. Much less is known about the strength of this … by government transfers versus market transfers on changes in income-related health inequality (IRHI) in Europe. Using … the European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) panel data for 7 EU countries from 2004 to 2013, we …