happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are …

happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are …

choosing the optimal reference standard people pursue goals of self-improvement and self-enhancement. Our model predicts that … together with a review of various important findings from social perception studies (minimum income, happiness, subjective …

This paper develops a formal economic theory to explain the Easterlin paradox-average happiness levels do not … promoting people's happiness, and provides a foundation for studying happiness from the perspectives of social welfare … paradox appears depends on the level of non-income factors. Happiness rises with income only up to a critical point that is …

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer … utility are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline …