… developed countries happiness was greater in urban places but that this urban-rural differential
tended … Our analysis confirmed that for many parts of the world there were no urban-rural …

… Can we observe a time trend in the difference between urban-rural happiness over the short
twelve-year timespan considered here? Previous literature has been mainly focused on the …

… We start with a brief discussion of the urban–rural happiness gradient, point to gaps in the
literature, and reflect on how covid19 impacted different aspects of life in urban versus rural …

… from infectious diseases, city happiness decreased disproportionately during the COVID19
… theory, the urban-rural happiness gradient theory suggesting that happiness should be …

… happiness, its positive effect is discounted by decreasing the slope of inequality and happiness.
… We first replace the inequality indicator with the county-level urban-rural income ratio, …

… a solid confirmation of the rural happiness paradox in Denmark. The paper tests three
hypotheses regarding the factors behind the rural happiness paradox and finds strong support for …

… residents seem to be happier, with more than 29% reported being “very happy”, compared to
… the urban-rural continuum, wellbeing varies across city size and the urban-rural divide (Fig. …

… This paper explores the urban-rural happiness gap in … other developed countries, this
urban-rural happiness gap is found to … Further, the results show that the urban-rural happiness gap …

… measure of urbanity for the urban–rural life satisfaction gradient, we also discuss some …
In other words, the existence of urban–rural differences in life satisfaction is conditioned by …

… urban-rural differences in happiness suggests a negative answer (12–14). For economically
developed countries, rural areas consistently show higher happiness… urban-rural gradient? …