The “transition happiness gap” has been one of the most robust findings in the life satisfaction literature. Until very … recently, scholars using various datasets on life satisfaction have shown that residents of post-communist countries were … correlates of life satisfaction). The literature has explained this finding by the great macroeconomic instability of 1990s, by a …

there is a divide between East and West Germany, but also that neighbours may not be a relevant comparison group in …

increases the incomes, life satisfaction, and freedom perceptions of those who move. Credibly assessing whether leaving …