Age, life-satisfaction, and relative income [PDF]
We first confirm previous results with the German Socio-economic Panel, and obtain strong negative effects of comparison income. However, when we split the sample by age, we find quite different results for reference income.
FitzRoy, Felix +2 more
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Costly posturing: Relative status, ceremonies and early child development [PDF]
Though social spending facilitates risk-pooling in the impoverished regions, too many resources devoted to social occasions may impose negative externalities and hinder efforts to alleviate poverty for households living close to subsistence.
Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo
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Age, Life-Satisfaction, and Relative Income: Insights from the UK and Germany [PDF]
We first confirm previous results with the German Socio-Economic Panel by Layard et al. (2010), and obtain strong negative effects of comparison income. However, when we split the sample by age, we find quite different results for reference income.
FitzRoy, Felix +2 more
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Brain Drain in the Age of Mass Migration: Does Relative Inequality Explain Migrant Selectivity? [PDF]
Brain drain is a core economic policy problem for many developing countries today. Does relative inequality in source and destination countries influence the brain-drain phenomenon?
Jörg Baten, Yvonne Stolz
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The Relative Age Effect in the Two Professional Men's Football Leagues in Spain. [PDF]
J Sports Sci Med, 2023 Yagüe JM +4 more
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Re-Visiting the Easterlin Hypothesis: U.S. Fertility 1968-2010 [PDF]
This study tests the effect of relative income – younger people's earning potential relative to their aspirations, as approximated by older families' income – on two measures of fertility: the proportion of women with an own child under one year of age ...
Macunovich, Diane
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Relative age effect in Spanish Karate Championships
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2016 Ruth Lorenzo-Couso +1 more
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Does the Rise in the Full Retirement Age Encourage Disability Benefits Applications? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study [PDF]
As the Social Security full retirement age rises, the relative generosity of Social Security retirement benefits compared to disability benefits is declining, raising the incentive for insured people to apply for disability benefits.
Nicole Maestas, Xiaoyan Li
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The relationships between relative age effect, personality constructs and achievement level in soccer. [PDF]
Front Sports Act Living, 2023 Bolckmans S +4 more
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The relative age effect in Brazilian national basketball teams over time. [PDF]
Front Sports Act LivingPereira MNR +7 more
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