The local dominance effect is the tendency for comparisons with a few, discrete individuals
to have a greater influence on self-assessments than comparisons with larger aggregates …

Abstract The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with
income, both among and within nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of …

This article provides unprecedented direct evidence from large‐scale survey data on both
the intensity (how much?) and direction (to whom?) of income comparisons. Income …

In 2001, Norwegian tax records became easily accessible online, allowing everyone in the
country to observe the incomes of everyone else. According to the income comparisons …

We review the survey and experimental findings in the literature on attitudes to income
inequality. We interpret the latter as any disparity in incomes between individuals. We …

The Declaration of Independence states that all people are endowed with certain
unalienable rights, and that among these is the pursuit of happiness. But is happiness …

Abstract Using the Chinese Household Finance Survey data set, the study shows that
concern with relative income significantly stimulates poor households to apply for bank …

Economic inequality is one of the main issues of modern societies, and one of the ways to
reduce it is through decreasing inequality tolerance and increasing support for economic …

This study empirically investigates factors influencing satisfaction levels of founders of new
ventures, using a representative sample of 1,107 Dutch founders. We relate entrepreneurial …

This paper reviews subjective well-being studies on income, work and family life with
particular attention to transition countries. The main differences in conclusions for two types …