Governments across the world seek to promote a better life for their citizens, but thus far
scholars have provided contradictory advice. While some argue that economic growth leads …

Recently economists have expressed increasing interest in studying the determinants of
happiness. Their main task has been to identify economic and non-economic sources of well …

This study examines the relationship between social skills and happiness in 1st-year
Teaching School students, as well as possible gender differences. The sample comprised …

A cornerstone of well-being research is that the resource-rich are happier with their lives
than the resource-poor and better positioned to cope with stressful life events. This paper …

Over the last two decades, subjective well-being in China declined. Using data from the
World Values Survey, we identify predictors of the trend in life satisfaction in China during …

Given the nature of leisure as largely uncoerced and not necessary for survival it seems
obvious at a first glance that leisure activities should contribute to happiness. Indeed, recent …

This article examines the impact of unemployment on social participation using German
panel data. We find negative and lasting effects for public social activities but also a retreat …

This article analyzes the main determinants of changes in subjective well-being over time in
Germany distinguishing between long-term and short-term changes. Our findings for the …

This paper offers elaborate analyses regarding the effects of social-as well as institutional
trust as parts of social capital on subjective well-being (SWB) by using data from the …

Abstract Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze the relevance of modeling
social comparisons to determine their effect on subjective well-being. We find that it is …