The first objective of our paper is to identify the determinants of income satisfaction in Spain, with one of these … being relative deprivation, and the second is to measure this relative deprivation, in both monetary and satisfaction terms … satisfaction measures depend on relative deprivation, as well as on other determinants. As for the second objective, we first …

satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. We then reveal that there is little evidence …

satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. Second, poverty scars: those who have been … poor in the past report lower life satisfaction today, even when out of poverty. Last, the order of poverty spells matters …: for a given number of years in poverty, satisfaction is lower when the years are linked together. As such, poverty …

that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher …

satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. We then reveal that there is little evidence …