This paper estimates Markov switching models with daily happiness (GNH) data from New Zealand for a period inclusive of … the Covid-19 global health pandemic. This helps us understand the dynamics of happiness due to an external shock and … states of happiness and estimate the duration in these states. In addition, as maximising happiness is a policy priority, we …

Happiness levels (states) are volatile and often fluctuate between a happy and unhappy state from one day to the next … Regression Model (MSDR) to better understand the dynamic patterns of happiness levels before and during a pandemic. The estimated … unique insights into the evolution of happiness. Furthermore, as maximising happiness is a policy priority, we determine the …

This paper estimates Markov switching models with daily happiness (GNH) data from New Zealand for a period inclusive of … the Covid-19 global health pandemic. This helps us understand the dynamics of happiness due to an external shock and … states of happiness and estimate the duration in these states. In addition, as maximising happiness is a policy priority, we …

expenditures. Impacts on subjective well-being are complex, with mental health improving but happiness declining, self …

The New Zealand government reacted to the coronavirus pandemic by implementing one of the world’s strictest lockdown … regimes. We argue that the country deliberately took a ‘gross national happiness’ approach to the pandemic, emphasizing health …