| ISSN: | 1640-1808 |
CASE REPORT
Income inequalities in the Polish subregions
and their implications for the well-being
of inhabitants
1
Department of Labour and Social Policy
University of Economics in Poznań
Publication date: 2020-06-01
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2013;23:29-40
KEYWORDS
incomeincome inequalitiessocial comparisonhappinesssubjectivewell-beingsatisfaction with lifequality of lifePolandsubregions
ABSTRACT
The neoclassic economic model assumes that individual’s utility level depends on
individual’s or her family’s absolute income. Homo economicus does not compare
his income with the income of others. However, number of recent studies suggest
the existence of a negative impact of income inequality on the level of subjective
well-being. Using the data from Social Diagnosis 2011 the paper aims at measuring the relation of income inequalities in Polish subregions and the level subjective
well-being of their inhabitants. The results of the study are not conclusive and do
not provide strong arguments either for rejecting or accepting the hypothesis of the
negative effect of social inequalities in subregions on subjective well-being.
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