The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … vitiates the otherwise positive effect of own-income growth on happiness. Critics of the Paradox mistakenly present the …

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … vitiates the otherwise positive effect of own-income growth on happiness. Critics of the Paradox mistakenly present the …

European countries. We do so by estimating country-panel equations for mean life satisfaction that include trend and cyclical … between per capita GDP and life satisfaction over time which is positive for poorer countries, but flat (or negative) for …

Using panel data from the BHPS and its Understanding Society extension, we study life satisfaction (LS) and income over … from lowest to highest LS, though their average income was always higher. In spite of rapid income growth up to 2008 …/09, the less educated showed no rise in LS, while highly educated LS rose after the crash despite declining real income. In …

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … from previous research, we now count three countries for which Easterlin's happiness-income hypothesis cannot be rejected … a) long-term panel data and estimation with individual fixed effects, b) regional GDP per capita with a higher variation …

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … from previous research, we now count three countries for which Easterlin's happiness-income hypothesis cannot be rejected … a) long-term panel data and estimation with individual fixed effects, b) regional GDP per capita with a higher variation …

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … presented in Stevenson and Wolfers (2008, BROOKINGS PAP ECO AC), we now count three exceptions supporting Easterlin s happiness-income … a) long-term panel data and estimation with individual fixed effects, b) regional GDP per capita with a higher variation …