Income, happiness, and the disutility of labour

Andreas Knabe and Steffen Rätzel

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 107, issue 1, 77-79

Abstract: We re-examine the claim that the income effect on happiness is downward biased because higher income demands more work effort. We find no evidence of an underestimation because the impact of working hours on happiness is rather small and hill-shaped.

Keywords: Happiness; Life; satisfaction; Income; Working; hours (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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