in subjective well-being and income over time within countries we find economic growth associated with rising happiness … happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader … relationship between subject well-being and income observed within countries. Finally, examining the relationship between changes …

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

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the … perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of … of utility, and lower preferred levels of income redistribution. In societies with a low level of actual social mobility …

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 …

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same … whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well …

Research on happiness has produced valuable insights into the sources of subjective well-being. A major finding from … this literature is that people exhibit a baseline happiness that shows persistent strength over time, and twin studies have … shown that genes play a significant role in explaining the variance of baseline happiness between individuals. However …

Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in … about well-being, we find no support for this claim. The relationship between well-being and income is roughly linear …

vary in religiosity between secular and ultra-orthodox. We find a significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With …

economics. We provide the first evidence of a powerful connection between happiness and risk-avoidance. Using data on 300 …. Independent longitudinal data corroborate the finding, showing that happiness is predictive of future motor vehicle accidents. Our …