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...reference-income hypothesis is rather abstract. The researchers wondered whether there was a more nuanced way to capture how people valued their income. They reasoned that people tend to make specific comparisons of personal wealth, not only with the average income of the larger population, but with the individual incomes of their neighbors, colleagues at work or friends from college. And the higher their rank, the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would likely be. "For example, people might care about whether they are the second most highly paid person, or the eighth most highly paid person...
...data did not include an analysis of which ranking scales were more powerfully associated with satisfaction - that is, whether you are happier or not if you make more than your neighbor or if you make more than others in your profession - but that's the next step in the research. Money may not buy you love but it may be enough to purchase status - and a little bit of happiness...
...vice-chair Stephen G. Anastos Jr. ’11 declined to comment on whether there will be a second performer at Yardfest; for the past two years, the event featured two acts...
That promising message of hope carried us to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank. There we found much the opposite of what we encountered in Northern Ireland. The dozens of Israelis we interviewed, whether they were members of the Knesset, academics, or local entrepreneurs, all communicated a depressing lack of hope about the prospects for a peace settlement. Their main explanation for this failure was that the Palestinian leadership was divided between Fatah in the West Bank and the “terrorist group” Hamas in Gaza. As one Knesset member...
...whether it’s a good idea to encourage students to play hooky—yes, academics are the foremost priority at the College and students should dutifully attend to their studies as much as possible. But for the most part, students treat their work seriously and manage to turn in their work in a timely manner. In this context, a trip is an excellent formative experience that should not be discouraged, but rather promoted...