Eight years ago we proposed a new measure of happiness in nations, called Inequality-Adjusted Happiness (IAH). This … measure indicates how successful nations are in combining a high level of happiness and a low degree of inequality in … happiness among citizens. The index gives equal weight to the level of happiness measured using the mean and inequality of …

these options. This is the case in happiness research, and as a result most of the research data in this field is … to data on happiness in The Netherlands for the years 1989–2009. We show that the Reference Distribution Method produces …

between time-use and momentary happiness. We employed a longitudinal research design using monthly assessments via the day … momentary happiness levels. Hierarchical linear modeling results revealed that working older individuals are not happier than … momentary happiness. Furthermore, working older individuals experience more happiness during relaxing activities, and during …