In Happiness for All?, Carol Graham raises disquieting ideas about today's United States. The challenge she puts … citizens have downwardly trended happiness levels. There is, however, one bright side to an otherwise dark story. The happiness …

We explore the idea that happiness and psychological well-being are U-shaped in age. The main difficulty with this …

paper I review cross-country evidence on happiness and life satisfaction and consider whether these data will likely be … replaced by the U-index. I find that first, that there are many similarities. According to both measures happiness is higher … happiness that is unavailable on the U-index. For example, according to happiness research well-being across nations is lower …

are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These …

are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These … affects are stronger than more recent unemployment experiences. -- youth unemployment ; scarring effects ; happiness …

We explore the idea that happiness and psychological well-being are U-shaped in age. The main difficulty with this … demographic variables and income, are held constant. -- Happiness ; aging ; well-being ; GHQ ; cohorts …