The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarely been investigated. This paper fills this gap by analyzing the SWB effects of intergenerational earnings mobility and equality in educational attainment at the societal level. Using socio-demographic information on 44’000 individuals in 30 OECD countries obtained from the World Values Survey 1997-2001, this study shows that living in a socially mobile society is conducive to individual life satisfaction. Differentiating between perceived and actual social mobility, we find that both exert rather independent effects, particularly in their interplay with income inequality. We identify a positive interaction of perceived social mobility that m...
Many people remain in the same income group as their parents and this is a cause of much discussion ...
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons LtdWhen would perceptions of economic mobility enhance individuals subj...
Using pooled European Social Survey data (Rounds 4–7, 2008–2014), we investigate the relationship be...
The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarel...
The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarel...
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the intera...
A classic claim in social mobility effects research holds that social mobility is a disruptive and ...
We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between i...
Using four waves of the European Social Survey (179,273 individuals from 29 countries), we analyze t...
peer reviewedA main assumption of social production function theory is that status is a major determ...
We examine how intergenerational mobility impacts on subjective wellbeing (SWB) drawing on data from...
Status is a major determinant of subjective well-being (SWB). This is one of the primary assumptions...
A main assumption of social production function theory is that status is a major determinant of subj...
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the percei...
A classic claim in social mobility effects research holds that social mobility is a disruptive and h...
Many people remain in the same income group as their parents and this is a cause of much discussion ...
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons LtdWhen would perceptions of economic mobility enhance individuals subj...
Using pooled European Social Survey data (Rounds 4–7, 2008–2014), we investigate the relationship be...
The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarel...
The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarel...
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the intera...
A classic claim in social mobility effects research holds that social mobility is a disruptive and ...
We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between i...
Using four waves of the European Social Survey (179,273 individuals from 29 countries), we analyze t...
peer reviewedA main assumption of social production function theory is that status is a major determ...
We examine how intergenerational mobility impacts on subjective wellbeing (SWB) drawing on data from...
Status is a major determinant of subjective well-being (SWB). This is one of the primary assumptions...
A main assumption of social production function theory is that status is a major determinant of subj...
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the percei...
A classic claim in social mobility effects research holds that social mobility is a disruptive and h...
Many people remain in the same income group as their parents and this is a cause of much discussion ...
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons LtdWhen would perceptions of economic mobility enhance individuals subj...
Using pooled European Social Survey data (Rounds 4–7, 2008–2014), we investigate the relationship be...