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Measuring Inequality of Happiness in Nations: In Search for Proper Statistics

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  • Wim Kalmijn

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  • Ruut Veenhoven

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Happiness Studies.

Volume (Year): 6 (2005)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 357-396

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Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:6:y:2005:i:4:p:357-396

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Keywords: social inequality; happiness; inequality in quality-of-life; measures of dispersion; standard deviation; Gini coefficient;

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  1. Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell & Paul Frijters, 2004. "How Important is Methodology for the estimates of the determinants of Happiness?," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 114(497), pages 641-659, 07.
  2. Ruut Veenhoven, 2005. "Return of Inequality in Modern Society? Test by Dispersion of Life-Satisfaction Across Time and Nations," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 6(4), pages 457-487, December.
  3. Veenhoven, Ruut, 1990. "Inequality in happiness: inequality in countries compared across countries," MPRA Paper 11275, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Cited by:
  1. Andrew E. Clark & Sarah Flèche & Claudia Senik, 2012. "The Great Happiness Moderation," PSE Working Papers halshs-00707290, HAL.
  2. Hasegawa, Hikaru & Ueda, Kazuhiro, 2011. "Measuring inequality of subjective well-being: A Bayesian approach," The Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(5), pages 700-708.
  3. Jan Ott, 2010. "Greater Happiness for a Greater Number: Some Non-controversial Options for Governments," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 11(5), pages 631-647, October.
  4. Ruut Veenhoven, 2005. "Inequality Of Happiness in Nations," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 6(4), pages 351-355, December.
  5. David A. Hastings, . "From Human Development to Human Security: A Prototype Human Security Index," MPDD Working Paper Series WP/09/03, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
  6. Andrew E. Clark & Sarah Flèche & Claudia Senik, 2012. "The Great Happiness Moderation," Working Papers halshs-00707290, HAL.

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