Sökning: "inequality aversion"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden inequality aversion.
1. Income Distribution and Happiness in Europe - Are Scandinavians more Sensitive to Inequality?
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikSammanfattning : The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the effect of income inequality on happiness in Europe. A comparison between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe is made using cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey for 2008-2016 to establish possible differences in inequality aversion. LÄS MER
2. How much are you willing to sacrifice to reduce inequality? : An experimental analysis of individuals’ preferences for inequality in income and health.
Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiSammanfattning : This paper deals with individuals’ preferences for social outcomes in the context of income and health. Individual’s preferences are measured through experimental choices between imagined societies in a risk-free setting. Inequality literature often assumes inequality aversion and risk aversion to go hand in hand. LÄS MER
3. Inequality aversion and competition via effort
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : This paper examines the possible consequences induced by inequality aversion in a competitive setting. By employing the Cournot toolkit, the paper puts forward a competition via effort model. LÄS MER
4. Whose Health Should Be Given Priority? Ethical Valuation of Swedish Pharmaceuticals
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : The official guidelines in health care state that a more severely ill patient should be prioritized over a less severely ill patient, but it is still debatable how much more care and resources should be allocated to this patient. The aim of this study is to address this issue. LÄS MER
5. Income Inequality and Social Trust: The Case of Windhoek.
C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : Social trust appears to be beneficial for society, but varies greatly in level across countries. Income inequality has been proposed as a strong determinant of social trust, although often without sufficient micro foundation. LÄS MER