Subjective Welfare, Isolation, and Relative Consumption.

The recent literature has shown that subjective welfare depends on relative income. Much of the existing evidence comes from developed economies. What remains unclear is whether this is a universal human trait or an artifact of a prosperous, market-oriented lifestyle. Using data from Nepal, a mounta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fafchamps, M, Shilpi, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008