“...According to social-psychological research, feelings of uncertainty in decision-making evoke two opposite responses: (i) reduction of uncertainty by...”

“...This paper develops a continuous variant of the theory of social custom of Akerlof (Q. J. Econom. 94 (1980) 749) to model the impact of a traditional household...”

“...This paper develops a dynamic labor supply model based on unstable bandwagon and habit effects. It possesses multiple long-run equilibria and exhibits...”

“...According to the Easterlin Paradox, richer people are happier than poorer people, but when a country becomes richer over time, its people do not become...”

“...This study examines the effects of social comparison with a wide range of reference groups on the life satisfaction of Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands...”

“...This study investigates the effects of social comparisons accompanying a substantial reform of the Dutch pension system on the job satisfaction of workers who...”