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National happiness and genetic distance : a cautious exploration

Proto, Eugenio; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2014

This paper examines a famous puzzle in social science. Why do some nations report such high happiness? Denmark, for …

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Giuntella, Osea; McManus, Sally; Mujcic, Redzo; Oswald, … - 2022

This paper documents a longitudinal crisis of midlife among the inhabitants of rich nations. Yet middle-aged citizens in our data sets are close to their peak earnings, have typically experienced little or no illness, reside in some of the safest countries in the world, and live in the most...

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The great happiness moderation

Clark, Andrew E.; Flèche, Sarah; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2012

This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced … addition to the Easterlin paradox, which states that the time trend in average happiness is flat during episodes of long …-run income growth. This mean-preserving declining spread in happiness comes about via falls in both the share of individuals who …

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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...

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Emotional prosperity and the Stiglitz Commission

Oswald, Andrew J. - 2010

-being ; biomarkers ; GHQ ; happiness ; Easterlin paradox …

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Economic approaches to understanding change in happiness

Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Stutzer, Alois - 2014

Are people condemned to an inherent level of experienced happiness? A review of the economic research on subjective … well-being gives reason to the assessment that happiness can change. First, empirical findings clearly indicate that people … of understanding variation in the process of adaptation. The modeling of happiness over the life course promises a …

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The new stylized facts about income and subjective well-being

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2012

In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with 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...

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Top incomes and human well-being around the world

Burkhauser, Richard V.; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; … - 2016

The share of income held by the top 1 percent in many countries around the world has been rising persistently over the last 30 years. But we continue to know little about how the rising top income shares affect human well-being. This study combines the latest data to examine the relationship...

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Subjective well‐being and income : is there any evidence of satiation?

Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2013

-being ; happiness ; satiation ; basic needs ; Easterlin paradox …

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Do perceptions of economic well-being predict the onset of war and peace?

Swee, Eik Leong; Zhan, Haikun; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2019

While economic deprivation is an important determinant of civil conflict, it cannot completely explain the incentives for warfare. In irregular wars, for example, both incumbents and insurgents may employ various tactics to win the hearts and minds of civilians in order to muster territorial...

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