Income comparisons, income adaptation, and life satisfaction: how robust are estimates from survey data?
"Theory suggests that subjective well-being is affected by income comparisons and adaptation to income. Empirical tests of the effects often rely on self-constructed measures from survey data. This paper shows that results can be highly sensitive to simple parameter changes. Using large-scale p...
Main Author: | Pfaff, Tobias |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Berlin
2013
DIW |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19127293124919454759-income-comparisons,-income-ada.htm |
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