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dc.contributor.authorWunder, Christophen
dc.contributor.authorSchwarze, Johannesen
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-06-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:07:14Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:07:14Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33143-
dc.description.abstractUsing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), it is shown that income comparison with persons who are better off has a clear impact on the job satisfaction of West German full-time employees. Two contrary effects can be identified. On the one hand, there is an aversion to disadvantageous regional income inequality, while on the other hand, individuals prefer inequality within their occupational group. The two effects are interpreted as envy and an information (or tunnel) effect, respectively. The analysis of income comparison with persons who are worse off suggests a prestige effect. However, downward comparison is of minor importance for job satisfaction.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x2084en
dc.subject.jelD63en
dc.subject.jelI31en
dc.subject.jelD31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordjob satisfactionen
dc.subject.keywordincome inequalityen
dc.subject.keywordsocial comparisonen
dc.subject.keywordenvyen
dc.subject.keywordprestigeen
dc.subject.keywordinformation effect (tunnel effect)en
dc.subject.keywordGerman Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP)en
dc.titleIncome inequality and job satisfaction of full-time employees in Germany-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn510931545en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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