Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
Abstract: Using South African data, the paper poses six questions about the determinants of subjective well-being. Much of the paper is concerned with the role of relative concepts. We find that comparator income, when measured as the average income of others in the local residential cluster, enters the household's utility function positively (close neighbors are 'positives', not 'negatives'), but that the income of more distant others enters negatively. Race-based comparator groups are also important in racially divided South Africa. Relative income is more important to happiness at higher levels of absolute income. Potential explanations and implications of these results are considered
- Standort
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Umfang
-
Online-Ressource
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Anmerkungen
-
Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization ; 64 (2007) 1 ; 69-90
- DOI
-
10.1016/j.jebo.2007.03.004
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-199595
- Rechteinformation
-
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
15.08.2025, 07:35 MESZ
Datenpartner
Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Beteiligte
- Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi
- Knight, John B.
Entstanden
- 2007
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
Divided We Stand: Immigration Attitudes, Identity, and Subjective Well-Being
Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Direct evidence for income comparisons and subjective well-being across reference groups
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Unemployment and subjective well-being
Subjective measures of well-being
Retirement and subjective well-being
Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
Divided We Stand: Immigration Attitudes, Identity, and Subjective Well-Being
Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Direct evidence for income comparisons and subjective well-being across reference groups
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Unemployment and subjective well-being
Subjective measures of well-being
Retirement and subjective well-being
Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
Divided We Stand: Immigration Attitudes, Identity, and Subjective Well-Being
Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct evidence on income comparisons and subjective well-being
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Direct evidence for income comparisons and subjective well-being across reference groups
Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being across Reference Groups
Unemployment and subjective well-being
Subjective measures of well-being