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Cross-national research with multilevel data : is national income inequality good for all? / Jesper Ro?zer & Gerbert Kraaykamp.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: SAGE research methods. CasesPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781473951419 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.20727 23
LOC classification:
  • HB523
Online resources: The well-known income inequality hypothesis implies that people in countries with a more equal income distribution show higher levels of well-being than people in unequal countries. To adequately test this hypothesis, it is first important that individual-level aspects such as income, education and social trust are adequately taken into account. Results from our multilevel analysis indicate that (among the developed countries) national income inequality is not detrimental for people's well-being, and that people with higher income, education and social trust do report higher levels of well-being.
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The well-known income inequality hypothesis implies that people in countries with a more equal income distribution show higher levels of well-being than people in unequal countries. To adequately test this hypothesis, it is first important that individual-level aspects such as income, education and social trust are adequately taken into account. Results from our multilevel analysis indicate that (among the developed countries) national income inequality is not detrimental for people's well-being, and that people with higher income, education and social trust do report higher levels of well-being.

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