In the U.S., analyses of poverty rates and the effects of anti-poverty programs rely almost exclusively on income data … mothers. Our earlier work did not show that income and consumption differ in practice. Here we further examine data quality … issues and show that important conclusions about recent trends depend on whether one uses consumption or income. Changes in …

This essay develops a theory of the evolution of international income levels. In particular, it augments the Hansen … accounts for the evolution of international income levels over the last millennium. The essence of this unified theory is that …

poverty. It shows the prevalence of non-positive incomes in high- and middle-income countries, provides an analysis of the …

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same … whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well …

. Compared to their neighbors with the same occupation and income score at baseline, program participants earned 4 percent more …

Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in … about well-being, we find no support for this claim. The relationship between well-being and income is roughly linear …