This study attempts to examine the impact on subjective wellbeing (SWB) of economic
openness as a social institution. The empirical testing of the liberal argument for the …

Despite the vast literature on the various determinants of happiness, very little is known
about how financial and trade openness may affect people's happiness in the current …

An increasing volume of literature has shown that economic freedom is related to life
satisfaction. However, life satisfaction may not fully describe well-being because of its …

Subjective well being, or happiness, has been analyzed in detail by psychologists for
decades. Yet only recently has it become the subject of economic analysis. In Happiness …

We explore the relationship between emotional well-being and economic freedom. Us-ing
data for a sample of 12 countries from wave 2 of the World Value Survey (WVS) and the …

The cultural dimension of the subjective well-being (SWB)–economic freedom relationship
has been largely absent from the current literature. This article's argument for the inclusion of …

Despite strong growth performance in transition economies in the last decade, residents of
transition countries report abnormally low levels of life satisfaction. Using data from the …

Happiness is considered one of the goals of individuals and nations. Thus, many
interdisciplinary efforts have attempted to determine the factors that lead to happiness …

Do states at various degrees of economic development have distinct average degrees of
subjective well-being? The main objective of this paper is to explore and describe the …

That liberty is necessary for greater happiness and a better life is a notion deeply rooted in
the American sensibility. But is there a link between greater freedom and greater happiness …