employment and a generous and comprehensive social safety net do increase happiness. Such policies are arguably affordable not …. These conclusions are suggested by an analysis of a wide range of evidence on happiness in countries throughout the world. …

Happiness research has significantly extended our knowledge about the factors determining individual well …-being. Several prominent scholars concluded that governments should engage in maximizing happiness. This approach is based on a … are aware of the Manipulation Principle stating that government tends to distort official happiness indicators in its …

Cross-disciplinary ?happiness research? has made big progress in the measurement of individual welfare. This … development makes it tempting to pursue the old dream of maximizing aggregate happiness as a social welfare function. However, we … postulate that the appropriate approach is not to maximize aggregate happiness in seeking to improve outcomes by direct policy …

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

Can online social contacts replace the importance of real-life social connections in our pursuit of happiness? With the … examines the effect of SNS use on happiness for different subgroups of young adults. More specifically, we examine whether the … effect of SNSs on happiness is moderated by individual social capital, as measured in terms of frequency of social contacts …

happiness? This paper will analyze the impact of a catastrophe, namely the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, on life …

This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross …

happiness? This paper will analyze the impact of a catastrophe, namely the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, on life …