individuals' self-determined "pursuit" of happiness. We suggest to substantiate what it means to "pursue" happiness, in particular … pursuit of happiness has interesting practical policy implications. -- subjective well-being ; happiness ; welfare economics …

Are people condemned to an inherent level of experienced happiness? A review of the economic research on subjective … well-being gives reason to the assessment that happiness can change. First, empirical findings clearly indicate that people … of understanding variation in the process of adaptation. The modeling of happiness over the life course promises a …

Happiness is strongly associated with goal attainment, productivity, mental health and suicidal risk. This paper … greatest impact on happiness of men and women. The findings suggest that relative perceptions have a large statistically …'s happiness is more valued by female respondents. Satisfaction with household compared to personal income has a larger effect on …