Lower in Rank, but Happier: The Complex Relationship between Status and Happiness
Published By: LICOS on eSS | Published Date: September, 29 , 2016Case studies across the social sciences have established a positive relationship
between social status and happiness. In observational data, however, identification
challenges remain severe. This study exploits the fact that in India people
are assigned a caste from birth. In data on 1000 individuals living in the Punjab,
a state with a large income gap between middle and high castes in spite of similar
education levels, we find that those in the middle are the least happy. [LICOS Discussion Paper No. 385].
Author(s): Bert Van Landeghem, Anneleen Vandeplas | Posted on: Oct 25, 2016 | Views() | Download (472)