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On gender inequality and life satisfaction: Does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 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/10010277784
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281226
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On gender inequality and life satisfaction: Does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 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/10010281375
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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence.
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649319
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On Gender Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Does Discrimination Matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 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/10005649434
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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
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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. - CESifo - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671705
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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. - Centro di Studi Internazionali Sull'Economia e la … - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764827
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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. - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 91 (2013) C, pp. 75-92
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011048143
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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 … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010980797