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*Hitotsubashi journal of economics
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Title
Relative Income, Suicidal Ideation, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from South Korea
Creator
Creator Name
Kang, Songman
Kang, Songman
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hanyang University
Creator Name
Lim, Soo Hwan
Lim, Soo Hwan
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Korea Small Business Institute
Key Word
relative income
subjective well-being
life satisfaction
suicidal ideation
JEL
I14
I31
Abstract
The relative income hypothesis predicts that an individualʼs level of happiness decreases in othersʼ income. We examine its empirical relevance in South Korea using large survey data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study. We find evidence that higher peer income is strongly correlated with life satisfaction, but its effect on suicidal ideation is modest and largely insignificant. We also find that the effect of peer income is highly heterogeneous; those who consider themselves relatively poorer seem to be more strongly (and adversely) affected by their relative disadvantage than those relatively richer are (positively) affected by their relative advantage.
Publisher
Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2019-06
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Version Type
VoR
selfDOI
10.15057/30364
ISSN
0018-280x
NCID
AA00207547
Source Title
Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics
Volume Number
60
Issue Number
1
Page Start
107
Page End
120
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Vol. 60, no. 1 (Jun. 2019)
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/30364
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