On the relation between income inequality and happiness: do fairness perceptions matter?

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 fairn...

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Other Authors:	Bjørnskov, Christian (Other) , Dreher, Axel (Other) , Fischer, Justina A. V. (Other) , Schnellenbach, Jan (Other)
Format:	Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Göttingen CeGE 2009
Series:	Discussion papers / CeGE 91
In:	Cege discussion paper (91)
Subjects:	1994-2001 Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Online Access:	Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://webdoc.gwdg.de/ebook/serien/lm/CEGE/91.pdf Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/download/a87c819f540296a81352ee852212272f.pdf/91_Dreher.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand 23.03.2010, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/41570
Author Notes:	Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher; Justina A. V. Fischer; Jan Schnellenbach