Happiness datasurvey respondents self-reported well-being (SWB)have become increasingly common in economics research, with recent calls to use them in policymaking. Researchers have used SWB data in n
What utility notione.g., flow/lifetime, self/family-centereddo self-reported well-being (SWB) questions measure? Existing applications make different assumptions regarding the (i) life domains, (ii) t
Measurement of 'subjective well-being': necessity to make a distinction between cognition and affect and between positive and negative affect. Happiness and satisfaction with...