Survey data from the United States, West Germany and East Germany are analyzed to compare individual attitudes towards … political redistribution in each country. In West Germany the homo oeconomicus effect, the social rivalry effect and the public … effect disappears. In East Germany both the second and the third effect disappear …

does this help to explain why in the U.S., Germany and some other advanced countries, happiness has been constant for many … income. 2) In the West German Socio-Economic Panel since 1984 the same istrue but with life satisfaction as the dependant … level of life-satisfaction: income comparisons emerge as much the more important. 3) When in our U.S. analysis we introduce …

-being in Germany and the US in 2007 as well as for the US over the period 1989-2007. We find distinct country differences with … the country ranking depending on the measure. While in Germany wealth predominantly contributes to the intensity of …