This paper examines a famous puzzle in social science. Why do some nations report such high happiness? Denmark, for …

of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries' happiness; Britain and …

their happiness, adjusted for numerous demographic and economic variables. Satisfaction among married individuals increases …. Assuming that lockdowns constrain married people to spend time solely with their spouses, simulations show that their happiness … this inference. Simulations demonstrate clearly that, assuming lockdowns impose solitude on singles, their happiness was …

performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper …, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association. Our findings suggest … that the conclusions reached by previous studies are fairly sensitive to the specific measure of 'happiness' used. In …

A large empirical literature has debated the U-shaped happiness-age curve. This paper re-examines the relationship … in Europe and the United States. The happiness curve seems to be everywhere. …

Very little is understood about how immigrants affect the happiness, or subjective well-being of natives. We use the …