Showing 1 - 5 of 5
This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced … declare low and high levels of happiness. Rising income inequality moderates the fall in happiness inequality, and may even … the happiness of all, it will at least harmonize the happiness of all, providing that income inequality does not grow too …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738897
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happiness inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738907
's economy and income inequality during transition from a command to market economic system. Using data from a series of … transition, an increase in income inequality is interpreted by population as a positive signal of increased opportunities; this …, increased inequality becomes an important reason for dissatisfaction of the public with the country's economic situation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739118
Using individual-level data from a large number of countries, this paper examines how self-reported subjective well-being depends on own income and reference income, where reference income is defined as the income of professional peers. It uncovers a divide between "old" -low mobility- European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738753
This paper looks at the association between wage satisfaction and different notions of reference wage, based on a matched employer-employee dataset. It shows that workers' satisfaction depends on otherpeople's income in different ways. Relative income concerns are important, but we also find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738908