%0 Journal Article %1 evans2019rising %A Evans, M.D.R. %A Kelley, J. %A Kelley, S.M.C %D 2019 %J Journal of Happiness Studies %K 2019 EVS EVS_contra EVS_input2019 EVS_surv FDZ_IUP GS article english jak kbe text unchecked %N 20 %P 203–228 %R 10.1007/s10902-017-9917-3 %T Rising Income Inequality During the Great Recession Had No Impact on Subjective Wellbeing in Europe, 2003–2012 %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9917-3 %X The Great Recession increased income inequality by an average of 6%. We assesses the impact of that on subjective wellbeing (happiness, life satisfaction). Data: European Quality of Life survey, 25 representative national samples at three time points, over 70,000 respondents. Analysis: variance-components multi-level models controlling for GDP per capita (an essential point) and individual-level predictors. Findings: income inequality has no statistically significant impact before, during, or after the Great Recession. Instead (contrary to much previous research) a straightforward individualistic utilitarian–materialist understanding is supported: money does increase wellbeing but inequality itself—the gap between rich and poor—is irrelevant.

@article{evans2019rising, abstract = {The Great Recession increased income inequality by an average of 6%. We assesses the impact of that on subjective wellbeing (happiness, life satisfaction). Data: European Quality of Life survey, 25 representative national samples at three time points, over 70,000 respondents. Analysis: variance-components multi-level models controlling for GDP per capita (an essential point) and individual-level predictors. Findings: income inequality has no statistically significant impact before, during, or after the Great Recession. Instead (contrary to much previous research) a straightforward individualistic utilitarian–materialist understanding is supported: money does increase wellbeing but inequality itself—the gap between rich and poor—is irrelevant.}, added-at = {2019-12-18T17:40:31.000+0100}, author = {Evans, M.D.R. and Kelley, J. and Kelley, S.M.C}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2428f731656e4cb0bd585991a27052c8c/gesis_forschbib}, description = {study data-doi gesis-study_no }, doi = {10.1007/s10902-017-9917-3}, interhash = {b08dde05acf655c1672d6addf6ea30ca}, intrahash = {428f731656e4cb0bd585991a27052c8c}, journal = {Journal of Happiness Studies}, keywords = {2019 EVS EVS_contra EVS_input2019 EVS_surv FDZ_IUP GS article english jak kbe text unchecked}, language = {english}, note = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9917-3. (EVS)}, number = 20, pages = {203–228}, timestamp = {2019-12-19T09:47:43.000+0100}, title = {Rising Income Inequality During the Great Recession Had No Impact on Subjective Wellbeing in Europe, 2003–2012}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9917-3}, year = 2019 }