This paper intends to provide an evaluation of where the economic research on happiness stands and in which interesting … directions it might develop. First, the current state of the research on happiness in economics is briefly discussed. We … emphasize the potential of happiness research in testing competing theories of individual behavior. Second, the crucial issue of …

This paper intends to provide an evaluation of where the economic research on happiness stands and in which interesting … directions it might develop. First, the current state of the research on happiness in economics is briefly discussed. We … emphasize the potential of happiness research in testing competing theories of individual behavior. Second, the crucial issue of …

poor countries the extent of corruption, democracy and civil rights has no influence on happiness, but an increase in per … capita income impacts happiness positively. This stark contrast may be due to the difference of preferences over income and …

The relationship between happiness and work is subject to an ever growing empirical literature in economics. The … the literature investigates potential driving effects of happiness on labor market outcomes. This article will give an …

This article sheds light on the important differences in self-declared happiness across countries of similar affluence …. It hinges on the different happiness statements of natives and immigrants in a set of European countries to disentangle … contrast, immigrants are not less happy in France than they are elsewhere in Europe, but their happiness fall with the passage …

self-reported level of happiness and subjective health while upward mobility is associated with positive outcomes in …