source of unhappiness in the United States, even for people with high income. -- Life satisfaction ; health care coverage …

the states of America. From this sample of 1.3 million US citizens, we analyze measures of life satisfaction and mental … capita. Correcting for people's incomes, satisfaction with life is lowest in the rich states. We discuss implications for the …

-2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System random sample of 1.3 million United States citizens. Life-satisfaction in each U …

We measure the impact of individuals' looks on their life satisfaction or happiness. Using five data sets from the U … about 0.10 standard deviations of additional satisfaction/happiness among men, 0.12 among women. Accounting for a wide … effect of beauty on happiness may work through its effects on economic outcomes. -- life satisfaction ; measurement error …

There is a well-established positive correlation between life-satisfaction measures and income in individual level … random. To probe the validity of these assumptions, I compare estimates for life satisfaction with those for job satisfaction … estimates suggesting that most of the association of income and well-being is causal. -- life satisfaction ; well-being …

lessons have been learned that may guide future policy. We focus on Europe and USA, but introduce evidence from other …