Ambition and jealousy. Income Interactions in the "old" Europe versus The "New" Europe and the United States

Claudia Senik ()

No 510, CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb) from CEPREMAP

Abstract: This paper asks how income distribution affects individual well-being and tries to explore the idea that this relation depends on the degree of mobility and uncertainty in the economy. It mostly concentrates on the relation between satisfaction and reference income (defined as the income of one’s professional peers), and hinges on the micro-econometric analysis of household survey data (mostly panel), including subjective attitudinal questions. Using over one million observations, it uncovers a divide, in the perception of income inequality, between “old” -low mobility- European countries on the one hand, and “new” European post-Transition countries and the United States, on the other hand. Whereas “jealousy” is dominant in the former, “ambition” is even stronger in the latter.

Keywords: income distribution; comparison income; social interactions; panel data; subjective well-being; Transition; European Union; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 D31 D63 D83 H24 I31 O57 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2005-10
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Journal Article: Ambition and Jealousy: Income Interactions in the ‘Old’ Europe versus the ‘New’ Europe and the United States (2008)
Working Paper: Ambition and jealousy: Income interactions in the 'Old Europe versus the 'New' Europe and the United States (2008)
Working Paper: Ambition and jealousy. Income interactions in the "Old" Europe versus the "New" Europe and the United States (2007)
Working Paper: Ambition and Jealousy: Income Interactions in the "Old" Europe versus the "New" Europe and the United States (2006)
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