'Happiness gap' in the US narrows
Monday, January 26, 2009 - 14:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Happiness inequality in the U.S. has decreased since the 1970s, according to research published this month in the Journal of Legal Studies. The study, by University of Pennsylvania economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, found that the American population as a whole is no happier than it was three decades ago. But happiness inequality - the gap between the happy and the not-so-happy - has narrowed significantly...
Read the whole article on Science Centric
More from Science Centric
Related
- 'Happiness gap' in the US narrowsMon, 26 Jan 2009, 12:56:59 EST
- Happiness is infectiousThu, 4 Dec 2008, 19:44:05 EST
- Spirituality is key to kids' happinessThu, 8 Jan 2009, 9:45:14 EST
- Happiness is a collective -- not just individual -- phenomenonThu, 4 Dec 2008, 19:44:13 EST
- No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long termThu, 29 Oct 2009, 13:29:28 EDT