Income comparisons, income adaptation, and life satisfaction: How robust are estimates from survey data?
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subjective well-being; life satisfaction; relative income; income rank; adaptation; subjektives Wohlbefinden; Lebenszufriedenheit; relatives Einkommen; Einkommensrang; Adaptation;All these keywords.
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