Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - In: Journal of Income Distribution 18 (2009) 2, pp. 70-91
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), it is shown that income comparisons with persons who are better off has a clear impact on the job satisfaction of West German full-time employees. Two contrary effects can be identified. On the one hand, there is an aversion to...