The relationship between perceived economic standing and happiness

被引：1

作者：

Svavarsdottir, Gudrun ^{[1
]}

Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Iceland, Fac Econ, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2023年 / 30卷 / 17期

关键词：

Perceived economic standing; income; happiness; relative income; INCOME;

D O I：

10.1080/13504851.2022.2097626

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We examine the importance of perception in the relationship between income and happiness. Using Icelandic data, we show that people's perception of their economic standing is more telling of their happiness than their actual income. We find a stronger association between happiness and a negative perception of one's economic standing than happiness and a positive perception.

引用

页码：2413 / 2419

页数：7

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