Cheng, Terence Chai; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Oswald, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
There is a large amount of cross-sectional evidence for a midlife low in the life cycle of human happiness and well-being (a 'U shape'). Yet no genuinely longitudinal inquiry has uncovered evidence for a U-shaped pattern. Thus some researchers believe the U is a statistical artefact. We...