This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It interprets the set of … available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between income growth and subjective well-being. Consistent with … the Easterlin paradox, higher income is always associated with higher happiness scores, except in one case: whether growth …

We use British panel data to explore the exogenous impact of income on a number of individual health outcomes: general … us to make causal statements regarding the effect of income on health, as the amount won is largely exogenous. These … positive income shocks have no significant effect on general health, but a large positive effect on mental health. This result …

average incomes surged from 2017 to 2018 they were still below their peak in 2014. More than 80% of all income growth between …

This paper examines how a metropolitan area's job growth affects its income distribution. The research uses annual … Current Population Survey data on the income distribution in different metropolitan areas from 1979 through 1988. Faster … metropolitan job growth increases real family income in the lowest income quintile by a significantly greater percentage than for …

higher-income families between the pre-reformperiod (1995-1998) and the post-reform period (2000-2003), using data fromthe … fact that age variation in thereforms favoured low-income families over higher-income ones and familieswith children age …

measured improvement in mental wellbeing is 1.4 GHQ points. -- psychological health ; happiness ; GHQ ; income …

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 …

We use British panel data to determine the exogenous impact of income on a number of individual health outcomes … allow us to make causal statements regarding the effect of income on health, as the amount won by winners is largely … exogenous. Positive income shocks have no significant effect on general health, but a large positive effect on mental health …

similar to those in other countries. In particular, as in other countries, in Mexico income, education, health, job status and …