To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on … counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the … (benefit amounts, tax bands, etc.), and all other changes in the underlying population (market income inequality, demographic …

unemployment, inflation, and the level and growth rate of real income on the one hand and measures of subjective well-being and … satisfaction despite the secular improvement in living standards. While higher unemployment reduced life satisfaction over the … life satisfaction. There is no evidence that admission rates to psychiatric hospitals are affected by changes in economic …