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Journal article

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin:

Inequality and social rank: income increases buy more life satisfaction in more equal countries

How do income and income inequality combine to influence subjective well-being? We examined the relation between income and life satisfaction in different societies, and found large effects of income inequality within a ...Read more...

CEP occasional paper

Money, well-being and loss aversion: does an income loss have a greater effect on well-being than an equivalent income gain?

Higher income is associated with greater well-being, but do income gains and losses impact on well-being differently? Loss aversion, whereby losses loom larger than gains, is typically examined with relation to decisions...Read more...