that longitudinal data on BMI are needed. We suggest a theory of imitation where utility depends on relative weight in …

The role of money in producing sustained subjective well-being seems to be seriously compromised by social comparisons …

international bailout in 2010. Given the economic collapse, Ireland provides an ideal case-study of the link between wealth … this massive fall in wealth, measures of health and well-being remained broadly unchanged. However, expectations about …

decades for Russia. We found no adaption to vulnerability for life satisfaction and subjective wealth, with longer … impacts on life satisfaction and subjective wealth. … satisfaction with own economic conditions, work contract, job, pay, and career. Some evidence indicates that despite little …

a common framework. We illustrate this by analyzing the role of income and wealth as dimensions of multidimensional well … the country ranking depending on the measure. While in Germany wealth predominantly contributes to the intensity of … affluence, income is more important in the US. -- top incomes ; multidimensional measurement ; richness ; wealth ; inequality …

nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported satisfaction with life as dimensions. We find that one third of the German …-being distribution has decreased over time. Moreover, health as well as life satisfaction contribute quite substantially to …