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 Courant Research Centre 2009
Series:	Discussion papers / Courant Research Centre 20
In:	Discussion papers (20)
Subjects:	Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://www2.vwl.wiso.uni-goettingen.de/courant-papers/CRC-PEG_DP_20.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 24.03.2014, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/90488
Author Notes:	Christian Bjørnskov; Axel Dreher; Justina A. V. Fischer; Jan Schnellenbach