How does the income of others affect my own welfare? This survey of the empirical literature
stresses the contribution of subjective data to the understanding of this issue, with an attempt …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income'for
individual well-being or happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference …

This paper uses panel data from Russia to identify “residual” happiness levels that are not
explained by the usual demographic and socioeconomic determinants of happiness. We …

Development monitoring and policy evaluation efforts have traditionally put a high weight on
progress against poverty, defined in terms of household consumption or income as …

Аннотация Статья описывает построение опросника для измерения субъективного
экономического благополучия, которое рассматривается как отношение личности к …

There is enough evidence to be confident that individuals are able and willing to provide a
meaningful answer when asked to value on a finite scale their satisfaction with their own …

Out-of-pocket patient payments can impose a catastrophic burden on households. This
problem may not only affect poor but also wealthy households who need to use health care …

This paper deals with the concept of happiness in economics. Of late there has come into life
a branch of happiness economics and it is this field that will be our concern. Actually, not …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of'comparison income'for
individual well-being or happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference …