This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …

attaches to income comparisons with reference groups, the lower his or her life satisfaction. Income relative to neighbors and … colleagues only affected life satisfaction when the respondent perceived such reference groups to be relevant in income …Despite the relatively extensive research on pay levels and the consequences of income disparities, little is known …

A series of studies have suggested that changes in others' income may be perceived differently in post-transition and …' income divide the German nation. We find that the neighbourhood income effect for West Germany is negative (which is in line … with the "relative income" hypothesis) and slightly more marked in neighbourhoods that may be assumed to be places where …

In this study the relation between satisfaction with life and affluent income is analyzed by using cross-sectional and … effects social treadmill has on life satisfaction for humans with high income. A key result of the fixed-effect-regression is … the following: There is a significant effect relative income has on the contentment with life for affluent people, whereas …

income, demographics and social capital. The increase in social capital predicts the largest positive change in subjective … well-being. Income growth, also predicts a substantial change in subjective well-being, but it is compensated for about … three fourths by the joint negative predictions due to income comparison and income adaptation. Finally, we find that aging …

analysed by gender. Basic results are: health worsens, income declines and satisfaction is poorer with higher body mass index …Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel, the influence of the body mass index on health, earnings and satisfaction is …. Underweight women earn more and overweight less than others. For normal-weight men the income is on average higher than for over …

supposed. Major findings: An initial rise in life satisfaction can improve income and health, but not job autonomy. However …-Kausalität kann angenommen werden. Zentrale Ergebnisse: Ein anfänglicher Anstieg der Zufriedenheit erhöht das individuelle Einkommen …This publication concentrates on the complex interplay between poverty, wealth and life satisfaction. Main areas of …