changes induced by the buying context in terms of regulatory focus, perceived time pressure, and stress. Our propositions …

This paper explores a wide range of cross-country determinants of life satisfaction exploiting a database of 90 …,000 observations in 70 countries. We distinguish four groups of aggregate variables as potential determinants of satisfaction … these variables on individual life satisfaction and test the robustness of our results with Extreme Bounds Analysis. The …

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 …

Do other peoples’ incomes reduce the happiness which people in advanced countries experience from any given income? And … does this help to explain why in the U.S., Germany and some other advanced countries, happiness has been constant for many … samples since 1972) comparator income has a negative effect on happiness equal in magnitude to the positive effect of own …

We analyse self-reported measures of satisfaction with life in a transition country, Kyrgyzstan, using 1993 household … survey data. We test whether higher levels of satisfaction are associated with greater economic well-being. This hypothesis … divorced. There appears to be little correlation between happiness and either gender or education level. We find some evidence …

literature includes influences on individuals’ momentary happiness. We contribute to this literature using a new data source … effects of working on two aspects of affect: happiness and relaxation. We find paid work is ranked lower than any of the other … equivalent to a 7-8% reduction in happiness relative to circumstances in which one is not working. Paid work has a similar though …