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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility maximization, we predict that persons with higher perceived...
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Die wahrgenommene Gerechtigkeit des eigenen Erwerbseinkommens : geschlechtstypische Muster und die Bedeutung des Haushaltskontextes
Liebig, Stefan; Sauer, Carsten; Schupp, Jürgen - 2010 - Vorläufige Fassung
evaluations of the justice of their personal earnings. In the first step we derive three criteria used by individuals to evaluate … the fairness or justice of their personal earnings: compensation for services rendered, coverage of basic needs, and the … gender research to explain why men's and women's evaluations of justice are determined to a considerable degree by the …
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My wage is unfair! : just a feeling or comparison with peers?
Schneck, Stefan - 2013
This paper descriptively analyzes the nexus between income comparisons and perceptions of unfair pay. A German household survey reveals that individuals who perceive their wages as unfair earn significantly lower wages than fairly paid individuals with similar characteristics. This suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715233
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My wage is unfair! : just a feeling or comparison with peers?
Schneck, Stefan - 2014
This paper analyzes the nexus between income comparisons and perceptions of unfair pay. We apply a large German household survey and conduct wage regressions to conclude whether individuals who perceive their wages as unfair earn significantly lower wages than fairly paid individuals with...
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Individual perceptions of distributional fairness in China
Bishop, John A.; Liu, Haiyong; Qu, Zichong - In: Comparative economic studies 56 (2014) 1, pp. 25-41
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Perceptions of Autonomy, Inequality, and Fairness
Aldama, Abraham - 2020
Several studies have demonstrated that income inequality has risen since the 1960s. Other studies have found that people underestimate the extent of the inequality. Reasons for these mis-perceptions include over-reliance on one's own local environment and ideologically-motivated reasoning. We...
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Perceptions of distributive justice in Latin America during a period of falling inequality
Reyes, Germán; Gasparini, Leonardo - 2017
In this paper we explore perceptions of distributive justice in Latin America during the 2000s and its relationship …, decrease in the share of the population that believes income distribution is unfair. The fall in the perception of unfairness …
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My Wage is Unfair! Just a Feeling or Comparison with Peers?
Schneck, Stefan - 2013
This paper descriptively analyzes the nexus between income comparisons and perceptions of unfair pay. A German household survey reveals that individuals who perceive their wages as unfair earn significantly lower wages than fairly paid individuals with similar characteristics. This suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014160353
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Cultural Impact on Fairness Perception of Inequality — a Study on People with Chinese Roots Living in Germany
He-Ulbricht, Yanping; Rieger, Marc Oliver; Liao, Fang-Chieh - 2022
inequality, even when it leads to a Pareto improvement. While the difference in fairness perception of inequality was a cultural … imply that both learning processes of individuals and culture play an important role in perception and preferences regarding …
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Communication matters : sensitivity in fairness evaluations across wealth inequality expressions and levels
Oppel, Annalena - 2023
This paper seeks to understand whether the way in which inequality is communicated through measurements influences individuals' fairness perceptions regarding wealth inequality. It begins from the premise that prominent measures of inequality, such as the Gini coefficient, fall short of...
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