Our paper provides some novel evidence on the burgeoning literature on life satisfaction and relative comparisons by … showing that in the last 30 years comparisons with the wellbeing of top income countries have generated progressively more … which distant countries become progressively closer and comparisons among them more intense and relevant. Our findings may …

Our paper provides some novel evidence on the burgeoning literature on life satisfaction and relative comparisons by … showing that in the last 30 years comparisons with the wellbeing of top income countries have generated progressively more … which distant countries become progressively closer and comparisons among them more intense and relevant. Our findings may …

Our paper provides novel evidence on the burgeoning literature on life satisfaction and relative comparisons by showing … that in the last 30 years comparisons with the well being of top income neighboring countries have generated negative …

richer than others? Or is it that people desire favorable comparisons to others more generally, and being richer is merely a …

variable. We also use the Panel to compare the effect of income comparisons and of adaptation as factors explaining the stable … level of life-satisfaction: income comparisons emerge as much the more important. 3) When in our U.S. analysis we introduce … - further supporting the view that comparisons matter. 4) Finally, for a panel of European countries since 1973 we estimate the …

variable. We also use the Panel to compare the effect of income comparisons and of adaptation as factors explaining the stable … level of life-satisfaction: income comparisons emerge as much the more important. 3) When in our U.S. analysis we introduce … – further supporting the view that comparisons matter. 4) Finally, for a panel of European countries since 1973 we estimate the …

greater material interests, whereas the negative effect of income comparisons on well-being is eliminated for individuals …