based on individuals' ratings of their happiness or life satisfaction rather than on their preferences. In the context of a …

of happiness. We explore the influence of genetic variation by employing a twin design and genetic association study. We … first show that about 33% of the variation in happiness is explained by genes. Next, using two independent data sources, we … associated with happiness and suggest that behavioral models benefit from integrating genetic variation. …

inequality. We estimate this parameter using four large cross-sectional surveys of subjective happiness and two panel surveys … (which are based directly on the scale of reported happiness) could be biased upwards if true utility is convex with respect … to reported happiness. We find some evidence of such bias, but it is small—yielding a new estimated elasticity of 1 …

organisations have recently begun to measure progress at least partly in terms of the population's SWB or "happiness". This paper …

happiness of individuals rather than focus on behavioural symptoms. …