International Happiness: A New View on the Measure of Performance

被引:142
作者
Blanchflower, David G. [1 ]
Oswald, Andrew J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
[2] Univ Warwick, Warwick Business Sch, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
关键词
QUALITY-OF-LIFE; JOB-SATISFACTION; HEALTH; INCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNHAPPINESS; SUICIDE; WELFARE; WEALTH; LEVEL;
D O I
10.5465/AMP.2011.59198445
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper describes the findings from a new, and intrinsically interdisciplinary, literature on happiness and well-being. The paper focuses on international evidence. We report the patterns in modern data, discuss what has been persuasively established and what has not, and suggest paths for future research. Looking ahead, our instinct is that this social science research avenue will gradually merge with a related literature-from the medical, epidemiological, and biological sciences-on biomarkers and health. Nevertheless, we expect that intellectual convergence to happen slowly.
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