’ response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …

of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries' happiness; Britain and …

We use four ways of the European Social Survey, covering 2000 to 2008, to analyze the effect of religion on happiness … lowers happiness while the latter raises it. We interpret this as evidence that the tangible aspects of religion (such as … abiding by restrictions on consumption and behavior) decrease happiness while the spiritual aspects increase it. We also find …