Does relative income matter for the very poor? Evidence from rural ethiopia

We studied whether relative income has an impact on subjective well-being among extremely poor people. Contrary to the findings in developed countries, where relative income has shown a significant and negative impact on subjective well-being, we cannot reject the hypothesis that relative income has no impact on subjective well-being in rural areas of northern Ethiopia.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Akay, Alpaslan ; Martinsson, Peter
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Ländliche Armut \| Einkommensverteilung \| Nutzen \| Lebenszufriedenheit \| Äthiopien \| Absolute income \| relative income \| subjective well-being

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 3812
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	584704372 [GVK] hdl:10419/35300 [Handle]
Classification:	D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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