stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …

Long term trends in happiness and income are not related; short term fluctuations in happiness and income are … artifact. Some analysts assert that in less developed countries happiness and economic growth are positively related "up to … initial level, life satisfaction has not improved. …

and Oswald, when we analyse life satisfaction in place of happiness, and when we measure development using GDP per capita … level of both life satisfaction and happiness than Australia. Our findings accord with numerous cross-national surveys …In "Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia," Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an …

their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that … only income relative to others was related to well-being. In this paper, we review the evidence to assess the importance of … absolute and relative income in determining well-being. Our research suggests that absolute income plays a major role in …

higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same …We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …

The relationship between happiness and work is subject to an ever growing empirical literature in economics. The … investigates the effect of job loss and becoming unemployed, another field of study focuses on the determinants of job satisfaction … evolving around employment conditions, self-employment, and potential public sector satisfaction premiums. A smaller part of …

and negative effects for middle household income families. We find similar negative effects on life satisfaction for both … with it higher income, independence and bargaining power. Yet a decrease in women's subjective well-being over previous … men and women, but different effects on satisfaction with work-life balance. This suggests that fathers' life satisfaction …

This paper tests whether there is a potential payoff to grandparenthood in terms of life satisfaction. Using the new … suggest that even though children may not contribute significantly to parents' satisfaction with life overall, there may well …

accompanying dissolution of the social safety net along with growing income inequality. The burden of worsening life satisfaction … the income distribution and increasing life satisfaction in those in the top third. … satisfaction trajectory of the central and eastern European transition countries – a U-shaped swing and a nil or declining trend …

racial gaps such as those in income, employment, and education. Much of the current racial gap in well-being can be explained …