While wealthier people tend to be happier than poorer people, countries do not necessarily become happier as they grow wealthier.

The relationship between economic growth and happiness is not as straightforward as it first appears. While higher income is associated with greater wellbeing, other factors like healthcare and…

Revisiting the Easterlin paradox: the wealthy tend to be happier than the poor, but as *countries* get richer, their populations don’t get significantly happier

Revisiting the Easterlin paradox: the wealthy tend to be happier than the poor, but as *countries* get richer, their populations don’t get significantly happier

Mental health treatment improves workers’ employability and increases their earnings. Klaudia Rzepnicka, Emma Sharland, Marta Rossa, Ted Dolby, Ekaterina Oparina, Rob Saunders, Daniel Ayoubkhani and…

S’il faut dater avec une certaine précision, on peut dire que l’idée que la croissance économique est source de progrès a été remise en cause au début des années 1970, précisément quand les pays indus...

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