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lower life satisfaction and more pessimism about the future at age 50. Taken together, these results suggest social …
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and regions in the factors linked to life satisfaction, paying special attention to the social context. Our principal … findings are: First, using the larger pooled sample, we find that answers to the satisfaction with life and Cantril ladder … international and intra-national differences in life satisfaction. Third, the very significant influences of both income and social …
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relative marginal utilities not only for happiness and life satisfaction, but also for aspects related to family, health …
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affect measures - life satisfaction, enjoyment, smiling and being well-rested - and four negative affect variables - pain …
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, although it fell slightly after 2020 as life expectancy dipped. This secular improvement is mirrored in life satisfaction which …
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-country surveys from 167 countries across the world, two US surveys covering multiple years and a survey for Canada. We find women … endogenous variables. However, when one examines the three 'global' wellbeing metrics - happiness, life satisfaction and Cantril …
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Across many studies subjective well-being follows a U-shape in age, declining until people reach middle-age, only to rebound subsequently. Ill-being follows a mirror-imaged hump-shape. But this empirical regularity has been replaced by a monotonic decrease in illbeing by age. The reason for the...
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differences in trust levels among individuals. New experimental data from Canada show that wallets are far more likely to be …
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An emerging literature documents the many challenges faced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known, however, about how students responded to the adversity. Focusing on two large Canadian universities, we provide some of the first evidence on the coping strategies...
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The "Easterlin paradox" suggests that there is no link between a society's economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...
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