Answers to the Eurobarometer question on Life Satisfaction are used to explore the effects of macroeconomic performance … between 2004 and 2011. It is found that variations in national levels of life satisfaction can largely be accounted by a small … number of socio-economic indicators. Life satisfaction is lowest in poor, corrupt countries where income inequality is …

effect of institutions on cross-national happiness is both significant and robust to different model specifications …We exploit the cross-country differences in economic freedom to examine the link between the quality of institutions … and subjective well-being. Using Veenhoven's happiness dataset, the evidence suggests countries with better economic …

's friends are similar to oneself with regard to ethnicity and religion. We find that people who have friendship networks with …

Social trust is linked to many desirable economic and social outcomes, but the causality between trust and institutions … institutions and norms (such as corruption perceptions, average trust levels and various aspects of economic freedom) on social …

From Development as Democracy to Innovation as Development: Current local, regional, and global economic and financial …. From Development as Democracy to Innovation as Development: and back to from Innovation as Development to Development as … that are based on high quality and quantity innovations. Given the uncertainty and change inherent in the innovation …