Does relative income matter for the very poor? Evidence from rural Ethiopia

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 110
Issue: 3
Pages: 213-215

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

We studied whether relative income has an impact on subjective well-being among extremely poor people. Contrary to the findings in developed countries, we cannot reject the hypothesis that relative income has no impact on subjective well-being in rural areas of northern Ethiopia.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:110:y:2011:i:3:p:213-215
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24