the World Happiness Index and are more comparable to those obtained with the Human Development Index. The state level …

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 …

An adequate theory of happiness or subjective well-being (SWB) needs to link at least three sets of variables: stable …

, on SWB is hard to reconcile with set-point theory. It is more in line with authentic happiness theory. -- SWB ; life … satisfaction ; set-point theory ; authentic happiness theory ; longitudinal analysis ; SOEP …

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 … large body of data on happiness that is unavailable on the U-index. For example, according to happiness research well …