This paper analyses whether the aggregation of individual happiness scores to a National
Happiness Index can still be trusted once governments have proclaimed their main objective …

… to well-being can be further integrated into public policy. … do not rely on defining well-being
in subjective terms. Rather, we believe … alongside other accounts and measures of well-being. …

… For example, subjective well-being can … subjective well-being to objective outcomes is
empirically supported by longitudinal and experimental studies. Individuals high in well-being …

… that more inclusive welfare policies improve levels of subjective well-being involves a
closely … To further test our claims about the impact of welfare policy, we elect to run additional …

… In the following section, we point to a few policies that are supported by subjective well-being
findings (see also Oishi & Diener, 2014). We do not mean to suggest that the findings are …

… recent wellbeing literature, we provide a selection of determinants of well-being that are
important for public policy … for determinants of subjective well-being that matter for public policy. …

… Subjective well-being is a necessary but not sufficient condition for good quality of life and
well-being (… to determine an individual’s overall well-being and quality of life, but they are not …

… of subjective well-being such as temperament, income and supportive social relationships.
Higher subjective well-being … National accounts of subjective well-being to help inform policy …

… In Section “Correlates and Determinants of Subjective Well-being” we examine some … Section
“Some Policy Uses of Subjective Well-being” explores some policy uses of SWB, notably in …

Das Interesse in der Ökonomie an der Glücksforschung hat über die letzten Jahre hinweg
ständig zugenommen. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll einen Eindruck dieser neuen und …