In recent decades, the economies of many countries have produced increasingly unequal
outcomes for the rich and poor. This economic trend has attracted interest from members of …

Cognitive economics is an emerging interdisciplinary field that uses the tools of cognitive
science to study economic and social decision-making. Although most strains of cognitive …

Wellbeing is an increasingly prominent topic across academia, including analyses of the
myriad factors that influence it. Of these, perhaps the most prominent is economics, with a …

Happiness is an increasingly prominent topic across academia, with a burgeoning array of
research into its different aspects. Among the most dynamic and interdisciplinary work in this …

Using social comparison theory, I investigate the relation between experienced happiness
and income inequality. In the analysis, I study happiness effects of the individual-level within …

In this research, we examine how the lay conceptualization of subjective social class varies
based on economic contexts. We argue that income should be a more central component of …

Background The relationship between adult happiness and income has been a topic of
extensive discussion. However, among children and adolescents, who are not directly …

It is empirically well-established that the rich suffer less pain on average than the poor.
However, much less is known about the factors that moderate the size of the income …

While previous studies guided by evolutionary life history theory have revealed several
important socioecological moderators of the influence of population density (PD) on …

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that predict life satisfaction in a large
representative sample of Koreans by analyzing data from the Gallup World Poll. The primary …