Intra-household Inequality and Subjective Well-being

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  • 世帯内格差と主観的幸福度

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<p>We use the unique data on consumption and time use of married couples to measure intra-household inequality. Following Lise and Seitz (2011), we estimate consumption inequality between households in Japan. We find that consumption inequality between households has remained stable since 2000, while intra-household inequality has declined. We also examine whether intra-household inequality affects subjective well-being of wives. We find that inequality in intra-household consumption reduces the subjective well-being of wives. Our results are robust when we consider the relative income hypothesis. Our findings suggest that subjective well-being is affected by inequality both between and within households.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390020242780522496
  • DOI
    10.11167/jbef.17.24
  • ISSN
    21853568
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    Disallowed

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