Well-being, measured as self-reported happiness has many determinants, which range from gender to income and political … in the levels of reported happiness, which is in line with the proposed ideas of Stiglitz et al (2009). We also quantify … individual happiness levels. …

In this paper we study the relationship between individual happiness and self reported health status, using the … highest correlation with happiness. In order to control for the observed heterogeneity of this variable, we estimate using …

the levels of happiness reported by people. The main contribution of this paper is the examination of not only the direct … effect of economic performance on happiness, but also the indirect macroeconomic effects through the subjective income scale … poverty, income per capita and the human development index have only a significant direct impact on individual happiness …

A growing strand of economic literature focuses its attention on the relationship between happiness levels and various … age 60 or older. We use a rich data set that allows us to test different happiness hypothesis employing four … for their standard of living. On the contrary, they report lower levels of happiness when they live alone and when their …

In this study we analyze data on happiness to find out the relationship between this issue and others aspects of life … increasing happiness levels. Then, the probability of being happy is econometrically estimated by probit models for each country … and the region. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether this is a causal …

The happiness literature provides evidence on various factors, other than money, that do seem to contribute to … individual happiness. As one explores the produced “happiness economics” literature, it is direct to understand the difficulty to … negative impact on happiness indicators. In order to add robustness to our results and to deal with endogeneity issues, this …

In this study we analyze data on happiness to find out the relationship between this issue and others aspects of life … in increasing happiness levels, although we also analyze the relationship between happiness and income, age, gender … for each country and the region. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether …

examine the impact of migration on the happiness of the family left behind. We use the propensity score matching estimator to … take into account the endogeneity of migration. Our results indicate that migration reduces the happiness of those left … behind. We also find that the monetary inflows (remittances) that accompany migration do not increase happiness levels among …