This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to … happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why … happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a …

of choice, absence of corruption, and generosity) identified in the World Happiness Reports and apply Data Envelopment …

, absence of corruption, and generosity) identified in the World Happiness Reports and apply Data Envelopment Analysis to a …

answers. Here I use a net "happiness" measure, which is percentage Yes less percentage No with Maybe treated as zero. Average … happiness is around +20 on this scale for all respondents from 1972 to the last pre-pandemic survey (2018). However, there is a …