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 as the traditional one dimensional measure in well-being and poverty analyses is extended in recent studies by a … hence account for time and income as important multiple poverty dimensions. Second, the interdependence of the poverty … quantification we disentangle time, income and interdependent multidimensional poverty regimes characterising the working poor. In …

In dieser Studie werden Zeit, Wohlstand und Zufriedenheit mit einem interdependenten multidimensionalen (IMD …) Polarisierungsansatz von Zeit und Einkommen und der Entwicklung über 20 Jahre in Deutschland analysiert. Mit dem neuen Ansatz zur … time and income and its development over 20 years. With a new multidimensional polarization intensity (2DGAP) approach the …

perspective of an interdependent relation of the polarization dimensions income and wealth, the extent of multidimensional poverty …Income and wealth are important determinants of individual economic well-being because they are a fundamental resource … for consumption. Due to increasing inequality the distribution of income and wealth has moved more and more into the focus …

Das Einkommen ist ein wichtiger Bestimmungsgrund des individuellen Lebensstandards und der Teilhabe am … dabei einem Verteilungsmuster, das sich als Gradient beschreiben lässt: je niedriger das Einkommen, desto häufiger treten …Income is an important determinant of individual standards of living and participation in social life. Data from the …

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. …

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 …

higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same …We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …