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. …

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 … novelty is that various hypotheses are tested: importance of own income, relevance of the income of the reference group and of …

health status. The paper presents estimates of the equivalent income change that would be necessary to change general … 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 …

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 … income generally has a statistically significant effect. We find a significant effect of social capital on …

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 …

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 …