of affect – net affect and the U-index – are uncorrelated with the objective quality-of-life ranking of the fifty states …

hedonic happiness in a nationally representative survey with daily air quality data according to exact dates and locations of … happiness. By holding happiness constant, we calculate the tradeoff between the reduction in particulate matter and income …, essentially a happiness-based measure of willingness-to-pay for mitigating air pollution. We find that people on average are …

the individuals. These findings highlight the importance of the choice of well-being measure for policy making …

of choice, absence of corruption, and generosity) identified in the World Happiness Reports and apply Data Envelopment …

the probability of reporting intentions to migrate. The findings of this paper raise concerns about possible 'happiness …

studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person s happiness …. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the freedom of choice to fully develop a model of happiness. We name those …The literature on happiness shows that there are many factors that influence a person s happiness. Extending previous …