Happiness, Relative Income and the Specific Role of Reference Groups

Happiness, Relative Income and the Specific Role of Reference Groups

There are a variety of studies that show that absolute income is positively correlated with individual well-being, but find at the same time that average income of the reference group (comparison income) affects individual well-being most often negatively (Clark et al., 2008). Although the results a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hindermann, Christoph
Other Authors: Universität Leipzig, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2014
Subjects:
Glück
Zufriedenheit
Wohlbefinden
Referencegruppe
Referenzeinkommen
Einkommen
Happiness
Satisfaction
Well-Being
refernce group
reference income
comparison income
social comparisons
income
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ddc:330
Referenzgruppe
Referencegroup
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