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46 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7818
Opportunity-Sensitive Poverty Measurement
Paolo Brunori, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Maria Ana Lugo, Vito Peragine
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7583
Regression Analysis of Country Effects Using Multilevel Data: A Cautionary Tale
Mark L. Bryan, Stephen P. Jenkins
published in European Sociological Review, 32 (1), February 2016, 3–22 (Open Access)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7256
Where the Streets Have a Name: Income Comparisons in the US
Abel Brodeur, Sarah Flèche
published as 'Neighbors' Income, Public Goods and Well-Being' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65(2), 217-238
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7097
Monetary Reference Points of Managers: An Empirical Investigation of Status Quo Preferences and Social Comparisons
Christian Grund, Johannes Martin
revised version published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy 64 (2017), 70-84
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6500
Comparing Real Wage Rates
Orley Ashenfelter
published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (2), 617 - 642
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6419
Income Comparisons and Non-Cognitive Skills
Santiago Budría, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell
forthcoming in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6175
The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness
Claudia Senik
published as 'Why are the French so Unhappy? The Cultural Dimension of Happiness' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 106, 379-401.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5903
Internal Migration in the United States
Raven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith, Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25 (3), 173-196
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5609
Tax Evasion, Welfare Fraud, and "The Broken Windows" Effect: An Experiment in Belgium, France and the Netherlands
Mathieu Lefèbvre, Pierre Pestieau, Arno Riedl, Marie Claire Villeval
revised version published as 'Tax Evasion and Social Information: An Experiment in Belgium, France and the Netherlands' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 22, 401-425.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5609
Tax Evasion, Welfare Fraud, and "The Broken Windows" Effect: An Experiment in Belgium, France and the Netherlands
Mathieu Lefèbvre, Pierre Pestieau, Arno Riedl, Marie Claire Villeval
revised version published as 'Tax Evasion and Social Information: An Experiment in Belgium, France and the Netherlands' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 22, 401-425.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5595
Will GDP Growth Increase Happiness in Developing Countries?
Andrew E. Clark, Claudia Senik
published in: Robert Peccoud (Ed.), Measure For Measure: How Well Do We Measure Development?, Paris: STIN, 2011, 99-176
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4599
You Can't Be Happier than Your Wife: Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Cahit Guven, Claudia Senik, Holger Stichnoth
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 82 (1), 110-130
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4581
The Distributional Impact of In Kind Public Benefits in European Countries
Alari Paulus, Holly Sutherland, Panos Tsakloglou
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29(2), 243–266
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4414
Who Compares to Whom? The Anatomy of Income Comparisons in Europe
Andrew E. Clark, Claudia Senik
published in: Economic Journal, 2010, 120 (544), 573-594
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4390
Life Satisfaction and Relative Income: Perceptions and Evidence
Guy Mayraz, Gert G. Wagner, Jürgen Schupp
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4367
International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng, Adam H. Gailey
published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2011, 73 (2), 254-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4010
Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility
David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald, Bert van Landeghem
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 528 - 538
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3813
Economic Satisfaction and Income Rank in Small Neighbourhoods
Andrew E. Clark, Nicolai Kristensen, Niels C. Westergård-Nielsen
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 519–527
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3639
The Impact of Social Comparisons on Reciprocity
Simon Gächter, Daniele Nosenzo, Martin Sefton
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114 (4), 1346-1367; doi:10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01730.x
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3639
The Impact of Social Comparisons on Reciprocity
Simon Gächter, Daniele Nosenzo, Martin Sefton
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114 (4), 1346-1367; doi:10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01730.x
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