We use four ways of the European Social Survey, covering 2000 to 2008, to analyze the effect of religion on happiness … lowers happiness while the latter raises it. We interpret this as evidence that the tangible aspects of religion (such as … abiding by restrictions on consumption and behavior) decrease happiness while the spiritual aspects increase it. We also find …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the … social mobility increases. Using data on happiness and a broad set of fairness measures from the World Values Survey, we find …. Consistent with our theoretical model, the results for high-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- happiness ; life …

happiness inequality in happiness studies. We plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up a new … being ; happiness ; inequality ; reference group …

whether we look at economic growth for a given country. Through these comparisons we show that richer people report higher … poorer countries; and that economic growth and growth in well-being are clearly related. Moreover, the data show no evidence …

-being ; happiness ; satiation ; basic needs ; Easterlin paradox …