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Income Inequality, Well-Being and Happiness

Gelir Eşitsizliği, Refah ve Mutluluk

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389–394
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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When Gini coefficient that is used to determine income inequality and happiness index are examined in OECD countries, in generally happiness level is higher if income inequality is low.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Deepening inequality has become the subject of intense debates, particularly on growth, life satisfaction, happiness and development in world.
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Deepening inequality has become the subject of intense debates, particularly on growth, life satisfaction, happiness and development in world. In the past, happiness was studied only under the conscience of psychology, but recently it has begun to be associated with the economy. Income equality which is a precondition for increasing the level of wealth lowers poverty and ensures sustainable development. And this study aims to determine well-being and happiness indicators related to literature. When Gini coefficient that is used to determine income inequality and happiness index are examined in OECD countries, in generally happiness level is higher if income inequality is low.

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Dünyadagelir eşitsizliğinin artması, büyüme, yaşam memnuniyeti, mutluluk ve gelişmekonuları açısından eşitliğin öneminin, tartışmaların temel konusu halinegelmesine neden olmuştur. Eskiden mutluluk konusu sadece psikoloji bilimialtında incelenirken, son zamanlarda ekonomi ile de ilişkilendirilmeyebaşlanmıştır. Gelir dağılımında adalet olması, yoksulluğu azaltaraksürdürülebilir bir kalkınma sağlar. Bu da bir toplumun refah seviyesininartırılmasının en önemli koşuludur. Bu çalışmada da refahın ve mutluğun gelireşitsizliğinden ne şekilde etkilendiği literatür araştırmasına dayalı olarakbelirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. OECD ülkelerinde gelir eşitsizliğini belirlemedekullanılan Gini katsayısı ve mutluluk endeksleri incelendiğinde, gelir dağılımıeşitsizliğinin az olduğu ülkelerde mutluluk ve refah seviyesinin de daha yüksekolduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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GÜZEL, S. (2022). Income Inequality, Well-Being and Happiness. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 3, 389–394. https://ajindex.com/articles/440150

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