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Subjective Well-Being and Relative Deprivation : An Empirical Link
D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R. - 2004
concept of happiness, i.e. self-reported level of satisfaction with income and life, and relative deprivation/satisfaction, i …-being depending more on relative satisfaction than on absolute levels of income. This finding holds even after controlling for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272296
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Using efficiency analysis to measure individual well-being with an illustration for Catalonia
Ramos, Xavi - 2005
This paper shows how distance functions, a tool typically employed in production economics to measure the distance between a set of inputs and a set of outputs, can be employed to approximate a composite measure encompassing the many dimensions of well-being. It also illustrates how to implement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267478
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Multidimensional well-being at the top: Evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
This paper employs a multidimensional approach for the measurement of well-being at the top of the distribution using … 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282585
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Multidimensional affluence: Theory and applications to Germany and the US
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
This paper suggests multidimensional affluence measures for the top of the distribution. In contrast to commonly used top income shares, they allow the analysis of the extent, intensity and breadth of affluence in several dimensions within a common framework. We illustrate this by analyzing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286273
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Subjective Well-Being and Relative Deprivation: An Empirical Link
D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
concept of happiness, i.e. self-reported level of satisfaction with income and life, and relative deprivation/satisfaction, i …-being depending more on relative satisfaction than on absolute levels of income. This finding holds even after controlling for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566591
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : A revised version
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2003
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre- and post-government income distribution at the regional level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261664
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Are People Inequality Averse, and Do They Prefer Redistribution by the State? Evidence From German Longitudinal Data on Life Satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262817
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Multidimensional measurement of richness: Theory and an application to Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2010
Closely following recent innovations in the literature on the multidimensional measurement of poverty, this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269775
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisonsand their Welfare Effects
Senik, Claudia - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper provides unheard direct evidence that comparisons exert a significant effect onsubjective well-being. It also evaluates the relative importance of different types ofbenchmarks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861346
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and their Welfare Effects
Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
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/10005761954