countries wealth affects life satisfaction more than income. In the countries for which consumption data are available (Britain …, results from panel regression fixed effects models indicate that changes in wealth, income and consumption all produce … and Hungary), non-durable consumption expenditures also prove at least as important to happiness as income. Further …

while socioeconomic characteristics and equivalent income in general do not have an impact on family wellbeing, social …

which the work is the main source of income, is the stability of employment. Changes in the level of economic security to a … many households prefer current consumption, making economic security solely on job stability. …

workforce. However, an individual’s decision is likely to be influenced by both their health status and their accumulated wealth …. This study analyses the influence of health and wealth on the decision to participate in the labour force amongst older New … this statistically were not successful. Perhaps surprisingly, wealth did not appear to be strongly related to the decision …

In this paper we analyze the relationship between the perception of income as satisfying household needs and saving … into one of the groups categorized by the subjective perception of income in relation to the current household disposable … income. The variable specified for the valuation of income is income perception, defined as a class of observed disposable …

income position, as well as a negative effect of unemployment. Differing results were found with regard to gender and marital …

LIMEW is a comprehensive measure that incorporates broader definitions of income, from wealth, government expenditures, and … Income” (EI) concept. The main reason is the much higher income from wealth and net government expenditures for the elderly … taxes, than standard income and also includes the value of household production. We find that the elderly are much better …

appear likely to accelerate again in the near future, to close the remaining gap between East and West Germany in income …

We present results from the Cape Area Panel Study dataset investigating how social comparisons with regard to income … affect subjective wellbeing of both young adults and parents. Objective and subjective measures of relative income are used …

, 2002, and 2007. Biprobit models and OLS models are estimated to investigate the determinants and consumption behavior of … income is broadly consistent with that based on assets; factors enhancing the probability of a household entering the middle … identified drivers, and the consumption behavior of rural middle class revealed in this paper can help shed light on nurturing …