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

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 fairness. U...

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Other Authors: Bjørnskov, Christian (Other) , Dreher, Axel (Other) , Fischer, Justina A. V. (Other) , Schnellenbach, Jan (Other) , Gehring, Kai (Other)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Freiburg i. Br. Inst. für Allg. Wirtschaftsforschung, Abt. für Wirtschaftspolitik 2013
Series:Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik 2013,2
In: Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik (2013,2)

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Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://www.eucken.de/fileadmin/bilder/Dokumente/DP2013/Discussionspapier_13_02.pdf
Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 27.03.2013, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/71284
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Author Notes:Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher; Justina A. V. Fischer; Jan Schnellenbach; Kai Gehring