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This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we...
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to cognitive ability are generally consistent across family background groups, personality traits have very different …
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inequality of opportunity is present. …
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I examine the effects of cognitive ability and personality traits on college graduation in a recent cohort of young … background groups in the personality traits that predict successful completion of college, particularly for men. The implications … concerning educational inequality should include, not just the possibilities for remediating the skill levels of poor children …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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their interplay with income inequality. We identify a positive interaction of perceived social mobility that mitigates its … overall impact of income inequality that is SWB lowering, while for low social mobility the effect of inequality is positive …. These interactions hold stronger for pre-transfer than post-transfer income inequality. Actual social mobility appears to be …
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effects, particularly in their interplay with income inequality. We identify a positive interaction of perceived social … mobility that mitigates the overall SWB lowering effect of income inequality. In contrast to expectations, a high degree of … actual social mobility yields an overall impact of income inequality that is SWB lowering, while for low social mobility the …
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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 …
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We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective well-being for … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …
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We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …
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