Short Description: This module addresses two research questions on social comparison: First, whom do individuals compare themselves to; second, how accurate are individuals’ beliefs about their reference group’s income? Furtheremore the relative importance of different reference groups and individuals’ knowledge about their peers were elicted.
Methodological Details: Respondents were asked questions that focused on comparing their own gross job earnings with other groups and individuals.
Contact
Syear
Respondents
Dataset
Variables
Availability
Field
Method
Replication
Thomas Dohmen (University of Bonn), Stefan Liebig (Freie Universität Berlin), Dana Müller (IAB)
Social Comparison
Short Description: This module addresses two research questions on social comparison: First, whom do individuals compare themselves to; second, how accurate are individuals’ beliefs about their reference group’s income? Furtheremore the relative importance of different reference groups and individuals’ knowledge about their peers were elicted.
Methodological Details: Respondents were asked questions that focused on comparing their own gross job earnings with other groups and individuals.
Contact
Syear
Respondents
Dataset
Variables
Availability
Field
Method
Replication
Thomas Dohmen (University of Bonn), Stefan Liebig (Freie Universität Berlin), Dana Müller (IAB)
2026
tba
Coming with release in 2029
~4/2029
Economics
Survey items
2022