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

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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 Courant Research Centre 2009
Series:Discussion papers / Courant Research Centre 20
In: Discussion papers (20)

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Arbeitspapier
Graue Literatur
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://www2.vwl.wiso.uni-goettingen.de/courant-papers/CRC-PEG_DP_20.pdf
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Author Notes:Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher; Justina A. V. Fischer; Jan Schnellenbach

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