In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference …-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity—aspects emphasized in Prospect Theory—to social welfare measurement. We suggest a … differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …

unimodal one, the evolution of the health distribution has preceded that of income, global inequality and poverty has decreased … indicates that global inequality would be underestimated if within-country inequality is not taken into account. Moreover …, global inequality and poverty would be substantially underestimated if the dependence between the income and health …

Our goal is to examine the income inequality and welfare effects of the direct distribution of resource rents and … rents-induced inequality. …

inequality and widening gaps between rich and poor, and urban and rural. It is therefore it is important to examine the … interrelationships between inequality and economic growth. This paper develops a simple model to establish that the change in income …, inequality and growth bear a non-linear relationship: for low values of inequality, economic growth rate is an inverted U …

The paper uses a veil of ignorance approach and income distribution data of developed countries to arrive at inequality …

Income inequality in Germany has been continuously increasing during the past 20 years. In general, this is understood … as an increase in inequality of wages due to changes in bargaining power of employees. However, the role of changing … paper is to quantify the proportion of changing household structures in the increase in inequality. We find that the rise in …

This paper provides first firm-level evidence of the links between income inequality and the patterns of trade and … leads to higher average prices. We test the theory using detailed data for Brazilian exporters and find that the destination …

, the income tax is effectively progressive; (v) income taxation substantially reduces income inequality in Germany. …