show that the observed income effect on subjective well-being is much weaker for the happiness index than for life … (3) the relationship between income and the happiness index is weak and stable over the whole distribution when basic … countries show results consistent with the previous literature. Analysis of the happiness index - a measure of hedonic well …

A large number of empirical studies have investigated the link between social status and happiness, yet in …

) is more relevant for individual happiness of middle class members. The aggregate income vulnerability of the middle class … costs in terms of happiness. They therefore support the development of policies to reduce income uncertainty. …This paper evaluates the importance of middle class vulnerability to poverty for subjective well-being (happiness) in …

income, relative income (i.e. how individual income compares to those of peers), individual health, and relative health … countries. In contrast, individual and relative income matter in some countries, such as the US, and not in others, for example … targeting income. …

traditional economic measures, some nations have begun to collect information on citizens' happiness, life satisfaction, and other …

happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference group on individual well-being is examined. The main … that the income of the reference group is about as important as own income for individual happiness, that individuals are …This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income' for individual well-being or …