This study examines the effects of work related factors (such as mobbing, job security and
job concern) and academic related factors (such as publications, time for research and …

We provide a concise introduction to a household-panel data infrastructure that provides the
international research community with longitudinal data of private households in Germany …

Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that an individual's position in an income
stratum—more than the absolute income level—determines subjective well-being. However …

While China's economy has grown rapidly in recent decades, urban-rural inequalities in
mental health have persisted, and depression is more prevalent among rural women. Using …

This paper tests how people's subjective well-being reacts when they compare themselves
with other people of the same gender, and if this reaction differs between women and men …

Income comparisons are important for individual well-being. We examine the shape of the
relationship between relative income and life satisfaction, and test empirically if the features …

We here consider the effect of the level of income that individuals consider to be fair for the
job they do, which we take as measure of comparison income, on both subjective well-being …

In this study, we analyse the effects of social class on life satisfaction. We develop a
theoretical framework that shows how social class affects life satisfaction through five …

The implications of the advantages and disadvantages of rural versus urban living on the
subjective well-being (SWB) of children are diverse and, in many cases, also inconclusive …

While there is now something of a consensus in the economics of happiness literature that
income comparisons to others help determine subjective well-being, debate continues over …