%0 Journal Article %1 cullis2011different %A Cullis, John %A Hudson, John %A Jones, Philip %D 2011 %J Journal of Happiness Studies %K 2011 EB_input2016 EU Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english fdz_jb happiness income_redistribution indexproved input2016 review_proved reviewed %N 2 %P 323-341 %R 10.1007/s10902-010-9190-1 %T A Different Rationale for Redistribution: Pursuit of Happiness in the European Union %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-010-9190-1 %V 12 %X This paper considers the role of redistribution in the light of recent research findings on self reported happiness. The analysis and empirical work reported here tries to relate this to a representative actor `homo realitus' and the `pursuit of happiness' rather than the traditional `homo economicus'. Econometrically estimating the determinants of happiness in the European Union (EU) using Eurobarometer data and the construction of an `Index of Happiness' facilitates policy simulations. Such simulations find that in terms of average happiness there is little advantage to redistributing income within a country, but more from redistributing income between countries. The importance for happiness of relative income, average standard of living, marital status and age are confirmed. The theoretical rationale for redistribution is also examined.

@article{cullis2011different, abstract = {This paper considers the role of redistribution in the light of recent research findings on self reported happiness. The analysis and empirical work reported here tries to relate this to a representative actor `homo realitus' and the `pursuit of happiness' rather than the traditional `homo economicus'. Econometrically estimating the determinants of happiness in the European Union (EU) using Eurobarometer data and the construction of an `Index of Happiness' facilitates policy simulations. Such simulations find that in terms of average happiness there is little advantage to redistributing income within a country, but more from redistributing income between countries. The importance for happiness of relative income, average standard of living, marital status and age are confirmed. The theoretical rationale for redistribution is also examined.}, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {Cullis, John and Hudson, John and Jones, Philip}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2664dcd26c518d6bb858b9d7aa43e5135/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.1007/s10902-010-9190-1}, interhash = {942035dfd96f9b45206cae119aa63e80}, intrahash = {664dcd26c518d6bb858b9d7aa43e5135}, issn = {1573-7780}, journal = {Journal of Happiness Studies}, keywords = {2011 EB_input2016 EU Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english fdz_jb happiness income_redistribution indexproved input2016 review_proved reviewed}, note = {First published online: March 3, 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-010-9190-1. (Eurobarometer)}, number = 2, pages = {323-341}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10381}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10374}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:00:48.000+0200}, title = {A Different Rationale for Redistribution: Pursuit of Happiness in the European Union}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-010-9190-1}, volume = 12, year = 2011 }