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:	Hamburg Univ., Fac. Economics and Social Science, Chair for Economic Policy 2009
Series:	Hamburg contemporary economic discussions 27
In:	Hamburg contemporary economic discussions (27)
Subjects:	Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hce:wpaper:027 Download aus dem Internet, Stand 31.03.2010, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/42241 Resolving-System, kostenfrei: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-epflicht-1222947
Author Notes:	Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher; Justina A.V. Fischer; Jan Schnellenbach