well-being associated with a marginal increase in income is larger for poorer than for richer populations. This hypothesis … that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher-income … group (majority population). Further, the correlation between income and emotional well-being does not differ between the …

The Greek economic crisis resulted in a decline in household disposable income by more than 40%. Even though all … population groups lost income in absolute terms, some were substantially more severely hit by the crisis. The paper examines the …

Recent research on Nigeria indicates declining income inequality. In contrast, anecdotal evidence suggests that only …

In this paper we examine the concept of quot;vulnerabilityquot; (Townsend 1994) within thecontext of income mobility of … shocks have the greatest impact on consumption, incomparison to shocks to the income stream. Quantile-specific estimates … income stream. The estimates are foundto be robust to household composition and year-specific shocks …

This paper examines the effects of recent welfare reforms in the US and UK on the well-being of children in low-income … data also point to divergence across the two countries. In the UK, low-income families affected by the reforms are spending …