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Life Satisfaction and Relative Income : Perceptions and Evidence
Mayraz, Guy - 2009
Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155599
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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups : An Agenda for New Research
van Praag, B.M.S. - 2010
In this paper it is argued that subjective well-being of the individual depends on two types of variables. The first type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables consists of the characteristics of the individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148080
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You CanﾒT Be Happier than Your Wife : Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2009
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153309
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Relative Income and Happiness : An Experiment
Ifcher, John - 2018
John Stuart Mill claimed that "men do not desire merely to be rich, but richer than other men." Do people desire to be richer than others? Or is it that people desire favorable comparisons to others more generally, and being richer is merely a proxy for this ineffable relativity? We conduct an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911198
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and Their Welfare Effects
Senik, Claudia - 2021
This paper provides unheard direct evidence that comparisons exert a significant effect on subjective well-being. It also evaluates the relative importance of different types of benchmarks. Dynamic comparisons outweigh static ones. Internal benchmarks are more important than external reference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316674
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Choosing or Inheriting the Joneses : The Origins of Reference Groups
Leites, Martin; Paleo, Camila; Ramos, Xavier; Salas, Gonzalo - 2022
Do individuals choose their reference groups, i.e. their Joneses, or are they culturally transmitted across generations? We provide evidence that feeds the theoretical debate about the endogeneity or exogeneity of reference groups. Our findings for Uruguay suggest that reference groups are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014076459
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Empirical Welfare Analysis in Random Utility Models of Labour Supply
Decoster, André - 2010
comparison, more explicit. On the basis of microdata from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for married couples in Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136035
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Does Education Affect Attitudes Towards Immigration? Evidence from Germany
Margaryan, Shushanik - 2018
concerned about immigration to Germany by around six percentage points (20 percent). Furthermore, our findings imply significant … reform in West Germany, this article finds that an additional year of schooling lowers the probability of being very … spillovers from maternal education to immigration attitudes of her offspring. While we find no evidence for returns to education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906492
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The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK
Algan, Yann - 2009
A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but … also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155002
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Dimensions of Quality of Life in Germany : Measured by Plain Text Responses in a Representative Survey (SOEP)
Wagner, Gert G. - 2017
This paper demonstrates how quality of life can be measured by plain text in a representative survey, the German Socio Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Furthermore, the paper shows that problems that are difficult to monitor, especially problems like the state of the European Union, long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963850