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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/10010329928
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274890
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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/10010285804
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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 … 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/10010311830
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Intergenerational Mobility in the Land of Inequality
Britto, Diogo G. C.; Fonseca, Alexandre; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2022
We provide the first estimates of intergenerational income mobility for a developing country, namely Brazil. We measure formal income from tax and employment registries, and we train machine learning models on census and survey data to predict informal income. The data reveal a much higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470263
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Intergenerational Mobility in the Land of Inequality
Britto, Diogo; Fonseca, Alexandre; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2022
We provide the first estimates of intergenerational income mobility for a developing country, namely Brazil. We measure formal income from tax and employment registries, and we train machine learning models on census and survey data to predict informal income. The data reveal a much higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470374
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Is inequality in subjective well-being meritocratic? Danish evidence from linked survey and administrative data
Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Olufsen, Isabel Skak - 2022
This paper decomposes inequality in subjective well-being into inequality due to socioeconomic background (SEB) and … meritocratic inequality due to differences in individual merits such as school performance. We measure the meritocratic share of … outcomes are not yet visible. At age 18-19, about 40 percent of the inequality in well-being is meritocratic. The role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278271
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Institut für Außenhandel und Wirtschaftsintegration, … - 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/10008556265
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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/10008557077
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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/10008557081