Which impact does government size have on life satisfaction, and how do effects of bigger government differ between income groups in society? Previous studies typically employed country averages and thus neglect possibly heterogeneous happiness effects between income groups. The paper addresses...

Are people happier if they experience freedom from regulation, and how do individual attitudes towards liberalisation influence personal life satisfaction? Based on data from European and World Values Surveys and the Economic Freedom of the World project we find evidence for positive effects of...

This paper empirically assesses the impact of media freedom on citizen's trust in politicians and satisfaction with national governments. Restrictions potentially allow governments to provide citizens with biased information, which may then increase trust in, and satisfaction with, ruling...