: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction …

: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction …

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. …

data, we compare people's forecast of their life satisfaction in five years' time to their actual realisations later on …

data, we compare people's forecast of their life satisfaction in five years' time to their actual realisations later on …

systematically overestimate the life satisfaction associated with living in their privately owned property. To identify potential … prediction errors, we compare people's forecasts of their life satisfaction in five years' time with their current realizations …. We find that, while moving into a purchased dwelling is associated with higher life satisfaction, people systematically …

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. …

variations in the underlying income type substantially affect tests of the relationship between life satisfaction, income rank …