"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …

contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small …

ongoing work under a joint energy study entitled INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and. Complementary Services. INGENS …

. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions. Women, business, and the …. Gender equality is important not only for fairness and equity, but also for economic efficiency and is at the center of …

with that of other low-income countries in Africa, in terms of the socioeconomic disparities in educational access …