This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer … utility are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline …

This paper examines a famous puzzle in social science. Why do some nations report such high happiness? Denmark, for …

' response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …

’ response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …

of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries' happiness; Britain and …

This paper examines a famous puzzle in social science. Why do some nations report such high happiness? Denmark, for …