Citation

Delhey J, Kohler U. Soc. Sci. Res. 2012; 41(3): 731-734.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.02.006

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In SSR 40 (3), we proposed two new measures for happiness inequality, which have spurred a debate. With this rebuttal we disprove the arguments of our critics and demonstrate that our recommended measure, the percent-maximum standard deviation, is a valuable tool for cross-national comparative research.