出版社：Suntory Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines
摘要：Research evidence on the impact of relative income position on individual
attitudes and behaviour is sorely lacking. Therefore, this paper assesses such
positional impact on social capital by applying 14 different measurements to
International Social Survey Programme data from 25 countries. We find support
for a positional concern effect or ‘envy’ whose magnitude in several cases is
quite substantial. The results indicate that such an effect is non-linear. In
addition, we find an indication that absolute income level is also relevant.
Lastly, changing the reference group (regional versus national) produces no
significant differences in the results.
