Subjective Well-being, Income, and Ethnicity in Slovakia

Želinský, Tomáš

Abstract

This paper utilizes two measures of subjective well-being to test a hypothesis that a marginal increase in subjective well-being associated with a marginal increase in income is larger for poorer than for richer populations. This hypothesis is examined in the setting of Slovak Roma, who are poor in comparison to the non-Roma population. The results suggest that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher-income group (majority population). However, the correlation between income and emotional well-being does not significantly differ between the two groups.

Citation

Želinský, T. (2022). Subjective Well-being, Income, and Ethnicity in Slovakia. Journal of Poverty, 26(4), 271-296. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1910104

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 24, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Poverty
• Print ISSN: 1087-5549
• Electronic ISSN: 1540-7608
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 271-296
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1910104
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1247792