). While a number of empirical studies demonstrate that higher religiosity is associated with higher happiness at the level of …

functioning of institutions: political accountability. The main idea is that voters who share norms of generalized morality demand … frequent in electoral districts with high social capital. -- Social Capital ; Culture ; Political Agency …

functioning of institutions: political accountability. The main idea is that voters who share values and beliefs that foster …

In Europe differences among countries in the overall change in happiness since the early 1980s have been due chiefly to … the generosity of welfare state programs - increasing happiness going with increasing generosity and declining happiness … impression that economic growth, social capital, and / or quality of the environment are driving happiness trends, but in the …