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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2010
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/10003919804
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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 … 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/10010258037
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Gender gaps in education : the long view
Evans, David K.; Akmal, Maryam; Jakiela, Pamela - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 12 (2021) 1, pp. 1-27
Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First, women are more educated today than 50 years ago in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518120
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Special issue : Papers from ICEA After the Pandemic Conference Series, fall 2021
Konieczny, Jerzy D. - In: Review of Economic Analysis : REA 14 (2022) 2, pp. 177-182
Papers in the special issue were presented at five conferences in the After the Pandemic Conference Series, organized by the International Centre for Economic Analysis (ICEA), for which the Review is the official journal, and held online between October 29, 2021 and December 10, 2021. The list...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013336426
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Climate Change, Epidemics and Inequality
Archibong, Belinda; Annan, Francis - 2022
What are the links between climate change, epidemics and socioeconomic inequality? While recent epidemics have focused …-based inequality by first reviewing the scientific literature modeling the effects of global warming on epidemics of infectious disease …-induced epidemics on inequality using evidence from the African meningitis belt. The results show that epidemics can worsen outcomes for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013297625
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Marital Sorting and Cross-Country Differences in Intergenerational Earnings Persistence
Tolstova, Vera - 2021
In a real economy, decisions on investments in child human capital of children are made by families rather than by atomistic parents as is typically assumed in the literature. This paper incorporates family formation into an otherwise standard dynastic framework with human capital accumulation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246176
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Inequality of opportunity in educational achievements : cross-country and intertemporal comparisons
Luongo, Patrizia - 2015
index of inequality in educational opportunities. Students’ test scores from the Programme for International Students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010511256
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Free Market Capitalism and Societal Inequities : Assessing the Effects of Economic Freedom on Income Inequality and the Equity of Access to Opportunity, 1990-2017
De Soysa, Indra; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya - 2022
Some blame free-market capitalism for increasing income inequality, arguing that the richer classes could block access … inequality rises with high growth. We assess the issue by examining the effects of an Index of Economic Freedom on income … inequality measured by the standardized GINI and measures of the equity of access to quality schooling, health, and justice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013290127
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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 … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919894
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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. - 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 … satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution ; redistribution ; political ideology ; justice ; fairness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697799