We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for … vary in religiosity between secular and ultra-orthodox. We find a significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With … respect to Jewish families it is most striking that the impact of family size on both life and financial satisfaction seems to …

income generally has a statistically significant effect. We find a significant effect of social capital on life satisfaction …

most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same …-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens …

expenditures. Impacts on subjective well-being are complex, with mental health improving but happiness declining, self …

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 …

. These conclusions are suggested by an analysis of a wide range of evidence on happiness in countries throughout the world … employment and a generous and comprehensive social safety net do increase happiness. Such policies are arguably affordable not … only in higher income nations but also in countries that account for most of the population of the less-developed world …