the satisfaction people express with their freedom of choice. Using a sample of 133 countries over the period 2008 … related to satisfaction with freedom above and below a threshold level. Freedom of assembly is more positive for satisfaction … institutions are complementary with culture, income and the political system in generating satisfaction with freedom. …

This paper attempts to explain why large cities tend to score low on indices of happiness/life satisfaction, while at … the same time experiencing population growth. Using Norwegian survey and register data, we show that different population …

-country dataset covering 110 countries, the Gay Happiness Index. It covers how gays perceive public opinion about them, how they … citizen, as well as the transmission mechanisms through which policies and institutions affect life satisfaction. We find that …