Some firms say they care about the happiness and ‘well-being’ of their employees. But are such claims hype? Or might … they be scientific good sense? This study provides evidence that happiness makes people more productive. First, we examine … fundamental real-world shocks (bereavement and family illness) imposed by Nature. We show that lower happiness is associated with …

We live in a high-divorce age. Parents worry about the possibility of negative effects upon their children. This paper … tests whether recent parental-divorce has deleterious consequences for grown children. Under controlled conditions, it … measures students’ happiness with life, and their productivity in a standardized laboratory task. No negative effects from …

happiness levels increased, while others in a control group do not. We show that a rise in happiness leads to greater …

British population view themselves as overweight, and that happiness and mental health are worse among fatter people in both …

happiness, considers implications for policymakers, and explores where Australia lies in international subjective well …, where a common language should help subjective measures to be reliable, Australia performs poorly on a range of happiness …

This paper shows that macroeconomic movements have strong effects on the happiness of nations. First, we find that … Europeans and Americans from the 1970's to the 1990's. Happiness equations are monotonically increasing in income, and have a …

control for cohort effects. Holding other factors constant, we show that a typical individual’s happiness reaches its minimum …