/her happiness. By the same logic, migration from a wealthy country to a poorer one might bring a higher status position for the … migrant and so might raise his/her happiness. This paper investigates happiness among migrants who move from northern European … that the difference represents a decrease in happiness for the migrants (and not a difference in happiness prior to …

In a conventional/common-sense perspective, one would expect economic migrants to experience an increase in happiness … improving their financial situation. From the perspective of 'happiness studies', however, migration motivated by the prospect … of economic gain is perhaps a misguided endeavor. In general, people do not gain happiness from an increase in their …

health predicts higher happiness by 1.72 point or 0.82 of a standard deviation, more than four times the happiness difference … improvements predict substantial increases in individual happiness …