This study investigates the income-happiness puzzle in China by examining the trends in happiness and economic growth … substantial increase in average happiness alongside steady income growth. Income growth contributes to approximately 40% of rural … residents' happiness improvement and 25% of that of urban residents during this period. I find the effect of income is positive …

accompanying dissolution of the social safety net along with growing income inequality. The burden of worsening life satisfaction …

Long term trends in happiness and income are not related; short term fluctuations in happiness and income are … artifact. Some analysts assert that in less developed countries happiness and economic growth are positively related "up to … initial level, life satisfaction has not improved. -- happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; income ; long …

accompanying dissolution of the social safety net along with growing income inequality. The burden of worsening life satisfaction … ; happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; transition countries ; China …

-known researchers in happiness economics and development economics, including Richard Easterlin, who gave his name to the 'Easterlin … developing countries. One piece of good news is that GDP growth often seems to go hand-in-hand with lower happiness inequality … paradox' that GDP growth does not improve happiness over the long run. Many chapters underline the difficulty of increasing …

accompanying dissolution of the social safety net along with growing income inequality. The burden of worsening life satisfaction …

instability in the economic development process. …

Long term trends in happiness and income are not related; short term fluctuations in happiness and income are … artifact. Some analysts assert that in less developed countries happiness and economic growth are positively related up to some …