Inequality and happiness: when perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match

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 uncertainty, we...

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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:	München CESifo 2010
Series:	CESifo working paper Public Finance 3216
In:	CESifo working papers (3216)
Subjects:	Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://www.ifo.de/portal/page/portal/ifoHome/b-publ/b3publwp/_wp_abstract?p_file_id=17927 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.ifo.de/pls/guestci/download/CESifo%20Working%20Papers%202010/CESifo%20Working%20Papers%20October%202010/cesifo1_wp3216.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 15.11.2010, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/46427
Author Notes:	Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher ; Justina A.V. Fischer ; Jan Schnellenbach