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...There are many ways in which income can affect how happy you are,” Tach said. “How other people are doing influences how we perceive ourselves...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: If You’re Richer, You’re Happier | 9/28/2005 | See Source »

...Harvard graduate student in sociology, Laura M. Tach, and Penn State sociology professor Glenn Firebaugh, presented their study in August to the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in Philadelphia. They have since submitted it to a journal for review...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: If You’re Richer, You’re Happier | 9/28/2005 | See Source »

...look at people’s incomes over time, they have been rising in the United States, but people haven’t reported becoming happier,” Tach said, explaining that she and Firebaugh hoped to solve this puzzle...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: If You’re Richer, You’re Happier | 9/28/2005 | See Source »

...conduct the research, Tach and Firebaugh used a large national data set, “The General Social Survey,” which surveyed 23,000 people nationally between 1972 and 2002. They chose to focus on working adults, ages...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: If You’re Richer, You’re Happier | 9/28/2005 | See Source »

...analyzing the responses, Tach and Firebaugh found that people tend to compare themselves to others in their age group...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: If You’re Richer, You’re Happier | 9/28/2005 | See Source »

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