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Causes and measures of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion : a review
Halkos, George E.; Aslanidis, Panagiotis-Stavros C. - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 4, pp. 1-25
Prevailing measures on the topics of monetary and non-monetary poverty-as well as economic and carbon inequality … poverty headcount ratio and the indices poverty gap, poverty severity, and Watts are assessed as core poverty indices. On the … detrimental ramifications on human wellbeing and disturbs public provision policies. Thus, poverty, inequality, and social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014317521
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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 perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697799
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258037
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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. - 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/10009721827
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Inequality and Happiness : When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality Do Not Match
Bjornskov, Christian - 2015
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/10013011116
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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. - 2014
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189292
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Inequality and Happiness : When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality do not Match
Bjørnskov, Christian - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136696
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Measuring poverty
Klasen, Stephan (ed.) - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011928421
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Wir müssen leider draußen bleiben : die neue Armut in der Konsumgesellschaft
Hartmann, Kathrin - 2012 - 1. Aufl.
Immer mehr Bürger in Deutschland sind vom wirtschaftlichen Reichtum des Landes ausgeschlossen. Nicht nur Arbeitslose oder Rentner, auch viele Menschen, die sich in einer Endlosspirale von Billigjobs und Zeitarbeit befinden. Früher konnten sie sich nicht nur der sozialstaatlichen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253403
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Measuring poverty
Klasen, Stephan (ed.) - 2018
Income and Wealth, 34 (2), 115-42 -- 17. Jean Drèze and P.V. Srinivasan (1997), 'Widowhood and Poverty in Rural India: Some …Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Buhong Zheng (1993), 'An Axiomatic Characterization of the Watts Poverty … Index', Economic Letters, 42 (1), 81-86 -- 2. Amartya Sen (1976), 'Poverty: An Ordinal Approach to Measurement …
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