We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same … whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well …

happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income …

We study the usually assumed trade-off between income and leisure in labor supply decisions using comprehensive German … panel data. We compare non-employed individuals after plant closures with employed people regarding both income and time use … with income strongly declines when becoming jobless. Identity utility from earning a living may play the role of a hidden …

This note provides evidence for the relationship between income comparisons and subjective well-being (SWB), using … novel German data on self-reported comparison intensity and perceived relative income for seven reference groups. We find … for other reference groups, such as neighbours. Work-related income comparisons are mostly upwards and there is a strong …

life cycle and its response to income variations to help strengthen the energy policy-making process. Our empirical … evidence that the income elasticity of French residential electricity demand is 0.22, averaged over our four cohorts of …