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Born lucky – or just lucky to be born rich? A note

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A paper by social psychologists proclaimed that, for UK citizens, it could be shown that being born in the summer half-year was associated with a significantly higher belief in being lucky, compared with being born in the winter half-year. Are we that much determined by nonsocial forces? A test with German data about well-being also yielded a summer high, but smaller and somewhat time-lagged. However, the observed peak in well-being in the summer half-year was entirely due to a corresponding seasonal class distribution of births.

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  • Gerd Groezinger, 2010. "Born lucky – or just lucky to be born rich? A note," International Journal of Public Policy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(4), pages 430-435.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpubp:v:5:y:2010:i:4:p:430-435
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