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On gender inequality and life satisfaction: Does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2007
This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 countries. We employ measures of discrimination of women in the economy, in politics, and in society more generally. According to our results, discrimination in politics is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277784
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On gender inequality and life satisfaction: Does discrimination matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2007
This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 countries. We employ measures of discrimination of women in the economy, in politics, and in society more generally. According to our results, discrimination in politics is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281375
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944651
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Inequality and happiness : when perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the … social mobility increases. Using data on happiness and a broad set of fairness measures from the World Values Survey, we find …. Consistent with our theoretical model, the results for high-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- happiness ; life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697799
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919804
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919894
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being : revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - In: European journal of political economy 26 (2010) 4, pp. 419-430
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008933788
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Does government ideology affect personal happiness? : a test
Dreher, Axel; Öhler, Hannes - In: Economics letters 111 (2011) 2, pp. 161-165
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009242385
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Inequality and happiness : when perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match$Axel Dreher, Jan Schnellenbach ...
Dreher, Axel; Schnellenbach, Jan; Bjørnskov, Christian; … - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 91 (2013), pp. 75-92
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009772992
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258037