performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited, and … inconclusive. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association …. Our findings suggest that their conclusions are qualitatively rather insensitive to the specific measure of ‘happiness …

of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a … happiness. Together these findings indicate a clear role for absolute income and a more limited role for relative income … comparisons in determining happiness. …

an economic analysis of happiness are shown and illustrated with two specific applications. The relationship between … the value of public goods. The short discussion of governmental ?happiness policy? from a constitutional viewpoint … suggests a comparative institutional analysis of subjective well-being. The happiness revolution in economics is only at its …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …