age of 30 and who have higher income. We also provide evidence of a positive selection into parenthood, whereby happier …

This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It interprets the set of … available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between income growth and subjective well-being. Consistent with … the Easterlin paradox, higher income is always associated with higher happiness scores, except in one case: whether growth …

There is now a great deal of micro-econometric evidence, both cross-section and panel, showing that income is … measures of utility, and resolve the Easterlin paradox by appealing to income comparisons: these can be to others (social …

This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It interprets the set of … available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between income growth and subjective well-being. Conforming to … the Easterlin paradox, higher income always correlates with higher happiness, except in one case: whether national income …

Higher income is associated with greater well-being, but do income gains and losses impact on well-being differently … falls in income have a larger impact on well-being than equivalent income gains. The effect is not explained by the … diminishing returns to well-being of income. Our findings show that loss aversion applies to experienced losses, counteracting …