This meta-analysis tested if the links between socioeconomic status (SES) and subjective
well-being (SWB) differ by whether SES is assessed objectively or subjectively. The …

There is increasing interest in the “economics of happiness”, reflected by the number of
articles that are appearing in mainstream economics journals that consider subjective well …

This paper provides evidence from a natural experiment on the relationship between
positive affect and productivity. We link highly detailed administrative data on the behaviors …

The origins of happiness: the science of well-being over the life course Page 2 THE ORIGINS
OF HAPPINESS Page 3 Page 4 The Origins Of happiness The Science of Well-Being over the …

Some firms say they care about the well-being and “happiness” of their employees. But are
such claims hype or scientific good sense? We provide evidence, for a classic piece rate …

The well-known Easterlin paradox points out that average happiness has remained constant
over time despite sharp rises in GNP per head. At the same time, a micro literature has …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of 'comparison income'for
individual well-being or happiness. In other words, the influence of the income of a reference …

We present evidence that psychological well-being is U-shaped through life. A difficulty with
research on this issue is that there are likely to be omitted cohort effects (earlier generations …

The vast majority of the pay inequality in organizations comes from differences in pay
between employees and their bosses. But are employees aware of these pay disparities …

We study the effect of disclosing information on peers' salaries on workers' job satisfaction
and job search intentions. A randomly chosen subset of University of California employees …