the IPSOS Happiness Survey 2018-2023 we show individuals' reports of subjective wellbeing in Europe did decline in the … the annual data from the United Nation's Humasn Development Index (HDI) nor data used in the World Happiness Report from … slightly after 2020 as life expectancy dipped. This secular improvement is mirrored in life satisfaction which has been rising …

cultural preferences for sons as a source of old-age security. This paper, therefore, revisits the determinants of happiness in …-age happiness and the presence of a coresiding child. Compared with living alone, living with at least one child is found to be … positively associated with older persons' happiness. However, this result is specific to daughters. Moreover, compared with older …

Europe (SHARE) to assess the effect of ageing and health on the life satisfaction of the oldest old (defined as 75 and older …). We observe a U-shaped relationship between age and levels of life satisfaction for individuals aged between 16 and … approximately 65. Thereafter, life satisfaction declines rapidly and the lowest absolute levels of life satisfaction are recorded …

self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. We find global life satisfaction of happiness is well …We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both … contacts and family have the highest impact on global life satisfaction, followed by job and daily activities and health …

significantly improved the overall life satisfaction of low-income non-elderly adults. Various sensitivity checks and falsification …