-2006. While there has been no increase in aggregate happiness, inequality in happiness has fallen substantially since the 1970s … happiness by education have widened substantially. We develop an integrated approach to measuring inequality and decomposing … changes in the distribution of happiness, finding a pervasive decline in within-group inequality during the 1970s and 1980s …

We state the following hypotheses: 1) Happiness depends on social rank – a term from primatology meaning the place in … boost happiness of all. 3) Intelligence is a happiness- boosting tool, which should be more developed by low …

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well- being). We estimate … results suggest that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent well …

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or wellbeing). We estimate sibling … that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent wellbeing. The influence is …

This note examines the relationship between inequality and happiness in urban China using a large-scale survey … of happiness, although results differ between high and low income individuals. We also examine the effect of reference … group income on reported happiness and find that having wealthier city-mates lowers reported happiness, controlling for own …

happiness: other profiles, such as health and family life, are more important. In this paper we want to ascertain whether some …-South economic gap, the quick process of population aging, and the corruption in public administrations impact on personal happiness. …

Over the last two decades there has been a growing interest in determining the impact of inequality on growth. The …. These results suggest that there is not one but several underlying effects of inequality on growth, which are likely to …

In this chapter we inspect economic mechanisms through which technological progress shapes the degree of inequality … among workers in the labor market. A key focus is on the rise of U.S. wage inequality over the past 30 years. However, we … also pay attention to how Europe did not experience changes in wage inequality but instead saw a sharp increase in …