: 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 …

internet as a source of information derive relatively less life satisfaction from the same level of income. Using panel data …

estimated linear and non-linear associations of experiential and material expenditures with life satisfaction. Although both … experiential and material expenditures were positively associated with life satisfaction, evidence supporting the greater return … results of the non-linear estimates indicate that to maximize life satisfaction, an average person should allocate more money …

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 …