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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084479
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress *
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in wellbeing has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well‐being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011186027
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well]being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636596
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636771
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Center for European, Governance and Economic … - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010980797
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Inequality and happiness: When perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Walter Eucken Institut - 2013
We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and subjective well-being, and that there are systematic differences in this regard between countries that are characterized by a high or, respectively, low level of actual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985895
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, … - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008487224
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008502690
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The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
that measures of subjective well-being indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men …-being, and is pervasive across demographic groups and industrialized countries. Relative declines in female happiness have eroded … a gender gap in happiness in which women in the 1970s typically reported higher subjective well-being than did men …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036241
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On Gender Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Does Discrimination Matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2007
This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 countries. We employ measures of discrimination of women in the economy, in politics, and in society more generally. According to our results, discrimination in politics is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005731456