Abstract
In the 21st century, the issue of inequality has been treated as one of the major problems both in international and in domestic level. In domestic level, it has been studied that the trend of increasing income inequality negatively impacts on happiness. However, in international level, there is little research to test inequality as a factor to influence happiness. This study used the 2020 World Happiness Report for directly measuring the people’s happiness in OECD countries. Moreover, this study adopted both the inequality-adjusted income and Gini-coefficient index, reported by United Nations(2020), for measuring the nations’ income inequality. The purpose of this study is to find whether the income inequality impacts on the happiness among OECD countries when controlling other variables.
Presenters
Jinman KyonneProfessor, Public Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukpyolshi], South Korea
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2021 Special Focus—Advancing Health and Equity: Best Practices in an International Perspective
KEYWORDS
Inequality, Happiness, OECD Countries
