Social Comparison: Reference Groups and Wage Transparency¶
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 (DIW Berlin), Dana Muller (IAB)
Social Comparison: Reference Groups and Wage Transparency¶
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 (DIW Berlin), Dana Muller (IAB)
2022
tba
Coming with release in 2025
~4/2025
Economics
Survey items