This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with …

This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with …

This paper explores the determinants of individual well-being as measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with …

People gain utility from occupying a higher ranked position in the income distribution of the reference group. This … the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a subjective question on Life Satisfaction, and three different sets of non … economic ladder. By contrast, the Life Satisfaction reaction to changes in economic status is significantly lower among …

People gain utility from occupying a higher ranked position in the income distribution of the reference group. This … the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a subjective question on Life Satisfaction, and three different sets of non … economic ladder. By contrast, the Life Satisfaction reaction to changes in economic status is significantly lower among …

income effect differing between richer and poor individuals. The analysis uses a self-reported measure of satisfaction with …

. Our SWB measures encapsulates both life satisfaction and mental health, and we consider both relative and absolute … movements in income. We find that relative income mobility is a significant predictor of life satisfaction and mental health …

The Inequality Barometer is an online survey first conducted in Germany in 2020. It gauges individual perceptions of …. Our results indicate that there are substantial differences between how people in Germany perceive different aspects of … has critical policy implications for the future of the welfare state in Germany and elsewhere, in particular in the post …

groupsare most detrimental to life satisfaction? The analysis is based on data from the 2008 and 2009 pretest modules of the …. The consequences of such comparisons for life satisfaction prove to be negative: the more importance an individual … attaches to income comparisons with reference groups, the lower his or her life satisfaction. Income relative to neighbors and …