We use income satisfaction data in order to estimate equivalence scales. Our method differs from previous attempts to … use satisfaction data for this purpose in that it can be used to estimate or evaluate any given parametric equivalence …

We estimate household equivalence scales using income satisfaction data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. We extend … reference effects in the determination of income satisfaction. We show that this adjustment helps to overcome a bias causing an …

satisfaction will be developed. In contrast to other subjective approaches, the present one benefits from the fact that no direct …

satisfaction will be developed. In contrast to other subjective approaches, the present one benefits from the fact that no direct …

satisfaction will be developed. In contrast to other subjective approaches, the present one benefits from the fact that no direct …

satisfaction will be developed. In contrast to other subjective approaches, the present one benefits from the fact that no direct …

satisfaction to construct an evidence-based poverty line. The poverty line is identified by using its assumed unique property to … Commission. Using data from the European Community Household Panel, we present further evidence for satisfaction-based poverty …

satisfaction to construct an evidence-based poverty line. The poverty line is identified by using its assumed unique property to … Commission. Using data from the European Community Household Panel, we present further evidence for satisfaction-based poverty … lines is also investigated. -- Household income ; poverty line ; income satisfaction …

Using 20 years of nationally representative panel data in South Korea, we estimate how life satisfaction responds to … income shocks. We document that unexpected income changes significantly impact an individual's life satisfaction, and the … satisfaction, while transitory income shocks have minimal impact. We also find that life satisfaction regarding external factors …