2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00474.x
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Abstract: The paper provides estimates of the effect of economic inequality on middle class well being in Switzerland. Economic well being is proxied by a person's satisfaction with his/her income. Two inequality indicators are used, one standard (the Gini coefficient of the pre-tax income distribution) and one novel (the number of luxury car registrations per 1000 population). Identification is through cross-sectional variation of these indicators at various levels of spatial aggregation. Results using data from the Sw… Show more

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“…3 Starting with Morawetz et al (1977), inequality has been the topic of several empirical papers. Studies using panel, time-series and within-country data document mostly negative effects in Europe (Alesina et al 2004;Ferrer-iCarbonell and Ramos 2010;Grosfeld and Senik 2010;Hagerty 2000;Schwarze and Härpfer 2007;Winkelmann and Winkelmann 2010), and in other nonEuropean countries as well (Oishi et al 2011;Oshio and Kobayashi 2010). 4 _________________________ 1 For a review, see Pickett (2009, 2010).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…3 Starting with Morawetz et al (1977), inequality has been the topic of several empirical papers. Studies using panel, time-series and within-country data document mostly negative effects in Europe (Alesina et al 2004;Ferrer-iCarbonell and Ramos 2010;Grosfeld and Senik 2010;Hagerty 2000;Schwarze and Härpfer 2007;Winkelmann and Winkelmann 2010), and in other nonEuropean countries as well (Oishi et al 2011;Oshio and Kobayashi 2010). 4 _________________________ 1 For a review, see Pickett (2009, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is clear that income inequality and conspicuous consumption are closely related. People might have negative feelings about income inequality per se (Alesina et al, 2004, Winkelmann andWinkelmann, 2010). Without controlling for income inequality, it is hard to say whether the effect of FP-ratio captures genuine conspicuous consumption, or inequality aversion more broadly.…”
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“…It has also led to the worsening of socio-economic conditions for the middle class as well as for the poor (Dorling, 2014;Winkelmann and Winkelmann, 2010). Public sector jobs, such as those connected to the welfare state are undermined and disproportionately affect women (Karamessini and Rubery, 2014).…”
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confidence: 99%