Social Survey Programme), LIS (Luxembourg Income Study) and OECD wage data for 35 countries covering 1970-2002, we show that …

The share of income held by the top 1 percent in many countries around the world has been rising persistently over the … last 30 years. But we continue to know little about how the rising top income shares affect human well-being. This study … combines the latest data to examine the relationship between top income share and different dimensions of subjective well …

income on the incidence and intensity of intimate partner violence (IPV). Using National Crime Victimization Survey data from … 1992 to 2000, we exploit time and family-size variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by comparing IPV … groups more likely to both experience IPV and be eligible for EITC: unmarried women and black women. If increased income …

their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that … only income relative to others was related to well-being.In this paper, we review the evidence to assess the importance of … absolute and relative income in determining well-being. Our research suggests that absolute income plays a major role in …

income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …

marginal utility of income. This paper suggests that we have not. It draws a distinction between concavity of the utility …

Many literatures investigate the causal impact of income on economic outcomes, for example in the context of … industry affiliation as an instrument for income. We demonstrate that industry affiliation is correlated with fixed individual …

Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in … about well-being, we find no support for this claim. The relationship between well-being and income is roughly linear …