questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel Study we ask … 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 …

; relative income ; life satisfaction ; German Socio Economic Panel Study ; SOEP … questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel Study we ask … income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of …

questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel Study we ask … 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 …

questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel Study we ask … 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 …

income. 2) In the West German Socio-Economic Panel since 1984 the same istrue but with life satisfaction as the dependant … 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 …

income. 2) In the West German Socio-Economic Panel since 1984 the same is true but with lifesatisfaction as the dependant … 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 …

Deutschland untersuchen wir, ob der soziale Normeffekt von Arbeitslosigkeit altersabhängig ist. In der Tat finden wir, dass die …

Using panel data from the BHPS and its Understanding Society extension, we study life satisfaction (LS) and income over … from lowest to highest LS, though their average income was always higher. In spite of rapid income growth up to 2008 … panel LS regressions with individual fixed effects, none of the income variables was significant for the highly educated. …

. Using long-term panel data for Germany and the United Kingdom, we do not find robust evidence for a relationship between GDP … presented in Stevenson and Wolfers (2008, BROOKINGS PAP ECO AC), we now count three exceptions supporting Easterlin s happiness-income …Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross …