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Relative comparisons and economics: empirical evidence


Abstract: This Letter reviews the empirical evidence on the extent to which individuals' sense of well-being or happiness is related to metrics of the well-being of others.

Keywords: Income distribution; Quality of life; Human behavior;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Part of Series: FRBSF Economic Letter

Publication Date: 2007

Order Number: 30