In the context of rapid urbanization and climate change in China, it is especially important to
understand the effects of air quality on the subjective well-being of working adults because …

Whilst the assessment of quality of life (QoL) and well-being has burgeoned in the past 50
years, there still remains relatively little research into its treatment in psychology, in spite of …

This study explains the observed gender gap in subjective well-being (SWB) in China using
heterogeneous marginal utility derived from leisure hours. We find that women in China …

This fully revised and updated edition of Happiness provides an accessible introduction to
the concept of happiness and how it can be applied to public policy in order to help citizens …

Do you feel more satisfied with life when you think you are richer? How does the perception
of your own economic welfare affect your life satisfaction? This study draws from the Russia …

We investigate the role played by social interactions in the transmission of the effects of
macroeconomic conditions on well-being. Using survey data for a representative sample of …

The aim of this study is to clarify the social mechanisms that generate differences in the
average life satisfaction among European countries by specifying the latent structures of life …

Starting from the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, Richard Easterlin has provided three key
contributions to the development of Happiness Economics. These regard: the existence of …

This paper investigates the role played by social interactions as moderators and mediators
of the effects of macroeconomic conditions on well-being. Using survey data for a …