Happiness research is on the rise, but is confounded by competing definitions of subjective well-being based on co … well-being’, ‘affect’, ‘life satisfaction’, and ‘happiness’. It describes their measurements and operationalizations in …

happiness. Using a cross-sectional multi-country dataset with 57 thousand observations from 29 European countries, we show that … unhappiness varies a great deal more across social groups than (high levels of) happiness does. Our findings are robust to several … alternative specifications, using both self-reported life satisfaction and self-reported happiness, and different cut-off points …

between migrants and urban residents-affects individual happiness. The main results are as follows. First, migrants suffer … migrants, and they also favor higher relative income among urban residents. Fourth, 'born?urban residents have lower happiness …

between migrants and urban residents-affects individual happiness. The main results are as follows. First, migrants suffer … migrants, and they also favor higher relative income among urban residents. Fourth, "born?urban residents have lower happiness …

The nexus between income and happiness is very much disputed. Many cross-sectional studies see a positive relationship …, most longitudinal studies don't. Starting from the fact that the theoretical basis in happiness research has been …

How globalization affects happiness is highly disputed. Several studies use an index that amalgamates globalization … former to slightly depress happiness, the latter to significantly promote happiness. Segmentation of WVS-data shows that the …

-monotonic form. Our results suggest that the impact of working hours on happiness is rather small and exhibits an inverse U-shape. We …

examine the impact of migration on the happiness of the family left behind. We use the propensity score matching estimator to … take into account the endogeneity of migration. Our results indicate that migration reduces the happiness of those left … behind. We also find that the monetary inflows (remittances) that accompany migration do not increase happiness levels among …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …