There is now much evidence for a remarkably consistent relationship between age and
happiness—“the U curve.” In this paper, we present the first analysis that explores why some …

“Bold and original.”—Daniel Kahneman, PhD, bestselling author of Thinking Fast and Slow
There are a slew of books on the market dictating programs for achieving happiness, but …

This paper provides empirical evidence of the impact of life satisfaction on the individual
intention to migrate. The impacts of individual characteristics and of country macroeconomic …

The happiness literature empirically shows that individuals are happier not necessarily if
they live in a country with high economic growth, but most important if they live in cohesive …

International policy now constantly advocates a need for populations to engage in more
physical activity to promote health and to reduce society's health care costs. Such policy has …

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Few books change one's life; in 48 hours this has
improved mine'Jenni Russell, Sunday Times How can we make it easier to be happy? Using …

We use data from the COME‐HERE longitudinal survey collected by the University of
Luxembourg to assess the effects of the policy responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic on life …

This paper revisits the marriage and wellbeing relationship using variables reflecting
marriage quality and data from the US, the UK and Germany. People in self-assessed poor …

This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It
interprets the set of available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between …

There is enough evidence to be confident that individuals are able and willing to provide a
meaningful answer when asked to value on a finite scale their satisfaction with their own …