Household finances and well-being in Australia: An empirical analysis of comparison effects |
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Institution: | Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, 9 Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper explores the importance of the household’s financial position for an individual’s level of well-being. Initially, the empirical analysis, based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a large nationally representative panel survey, aims to ascertain the impact of the household’s monetary financial position on overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with the latter being measured by financial satisfaction and subjective prosperity. The empirical analysis confirms that the household’s level of net wealth, assets and debt are important determinants of overall life satisfaction and financial well-being. The paper goes on to explore whether the financial situation of households in a comparison group influences an individual’s overall life satisfaction and financial well-being. The results suggest that the financial position of households in the comparison group is an important determinant of an individual’s level of overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with information effects generally dominating comparison effects. In addition, the effects of the comparison group are asymmetric depending on whether a household’s financial position is above or below the average of the reference group. |
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Keywords: | Financial satisfaction Fixed effects ordered logit Household finances Overall life satisfaction Subjective prosperity D14 G02 I31 J28 2900 3920 |
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