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indicators of standard of living as well as cash incomes ("consistent poverty"). -- Non-cash benefits ; income distribution …
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-described by four domains: job or daily activities, social contacts and family, health, and income. Among the four domains, social …. Income has the lowest impact. As in other work, we find that American response styles differ from the Dutch in that Americans … inclined to stay in the middle of the scale. Although for both Americans and the Dutch, income is the least important …
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-term positive association between the growth of happiness and income, arising from fluctuations in macroeconomic conditions, with …
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income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …
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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 …
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The Great Divergence in standards of living for populations around the world occurred in the late 18th century. Prior to that date evidence suggests that real wages of most Europeans, many living in China and India were similar. Some a little higher and some a little lower but with a low...
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We reexamine the claim that the effect of income on subjective well-being suffers from a systematic downward bias if … one ignores that higher income is typically associated with more work effort. We analyze this claim using German panel … do not find evidence that leaving working hours out of the analysis leads to an underestimation of the income effect …
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welfare on individual well-being constitutes a significant issue. This paper studies the disposable income and poverty among … disposable income and other financial and labor market outcomes and thereby give a well-founded analysis of the financial well …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152425
activities, rendering conclusions regarding well-being policy less straightforward. -- Comparison ; habituation ; income …
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