How does relative income affect mental health within a developing country? The case of Indonesia

• Main Authors: Sng, Francesca Min, Haajar Binte Arman, Ng, Xiangqi
• Other Authors: Nattavudh Powdthavee
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Economics; Mental health; Relative income
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174846
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study is amongst the first to research the relationship between relative income (relative expenditure and relative wealth) and mental health in a developing country, Indonesia, utilising data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) across 2007 and 2014. The Correlated Random Effects (CRE)...