This paper examines the relationship between inequality and happiness through the lens of heterogeneous values, beliefs … to a shared set of rules, regardless of background and circumstances. These traits matter when it comes to how inequality … compatriot tend to dislike inequality. With reference to moderation, inequality aversion can be read in terms of a desire for …

Do people care about income inequality and does income inequality affect subjective wellbeing? Welfare theories can … predict either a positive or a negative impact of income inequality on subjective well-being and empirical research has found … such empirical heterogeneity. Using a very large sample of world citizens we test the consistency of income inequality in …