Clark, Andrew E.; Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A. - In: Journal of Economic Literature 46 (2008) 1, pp. 95-144
The well-known Easterlin paradox points out that average happiness has remained constant over time despite sharp rises in GNP per head. At the same time, a micro literature has typically found positive correlations between individual income and individual measures of subjective well-being. This...