-economic transformations in these countries? Did they manage to increase their citizens’ happiness in this process? To give an answer to these … Development Indicators. Developments in average national happiness have been compared with the economic (GDP, optimism concerning … happiness levels …

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 …

; happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; transition countries ; China …

similar impact on happiness in Eastern Europe under a condition of dramatic economic, political, and social change. The … set. Cross-country differences in aggregate happiness can be explained well by variations in the unemployment rates, the …

the advanced and transition societies. The rule of law had an additional role of reducing the happiness gap in the 1990s …

countries do poorly. -- Human development ; quality of life ; happiness ; capabilities ; country behavior …

The “transition happiness gap” has been one of the most robust findings in the life satisfaction literature. Until very … in 2015-16) and the 2010-2016 waves of the annual Gallup World Poll. We find that by 2016 the transition happiness gap … had closed. This “happiness convergence” has taken place both due to a “happiness recovery” in post-communist countries …