Which Reference Groups Matter and How?: A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data

Xiaogeng Xu; Topi Miettinen; Peter Matthews; Satu Metsälampi; Michael Kirchler; Kaisa Kotakorpi

Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data

Xiaogeng Xu
, Topi Miettinen
, Peter Matthews
, Satu Metsälampi
, Michael Kirchler
, Kaisa Kotakorpi

Economics, Helsinki

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Original language	English
Peer-reviewed scientific journal	American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
ISSN	1945-7782
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2025
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article - refereed

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

511 Economics
Relative position
individual welfare
fairness
comparison group
information provision

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Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data

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