This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross …

happiness levels around the world suggesting that happiness might be one of the causes behind the decline in mortality. We … investigate the relationship between happiness and mortality using the German Socio-Economic Panel. We consider doctor visits …, self-reported health, and presence of chronic illness as health measures. After controlling for initial health conditions …

happiness levels around the world suggesting that happiness might be one of the causes behind the decline in mortality. We … investigate the relationship between happiness and mortality using the German Socio-Economic Panel. We consider doctor visits …, self-reported health, and presence of chronic illness as health measures. After controlling for initial health conditions …

This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the (short-term) welfare consequences of an alcohol ban. Using … subjective well-being data to proxy individual welfare, I apply a regression discontinuity design where the date of the …

The paper demonstrates how Sen's (1985) alternative approach to welfare economics can be used to shed light on the … activities which is not explicit in Sen's original set-up, but is key to the development and happiness of young children. A … some cases the association with parenting inputs is stronger. Thirdly, we report happiness regressions for the children …

the expense of decreased satisfaction with work, health, and family life. Disparities in life satisfaction have increased …