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Is the American Dream Losing its Appeal?

September 23, 2013, Carol Graham

Why Economic Expansion in Places Like Turkey and Russia Won’t Stop Protests

August 13, 2013, Clifford G. Gaddy and Carol Graham

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Justin Wolfers Rejoins Brookings Economic Studies as Senior Fellow

July 31, 2013

Comments on David Blanchflower, David Bell, Alberto Montagnoli, and Mirko Moro, “The Effects of Macroeconomic Shocks on Well-being”

April 12, 2013, Carol Graham

The idea is that these metrics can complement [measures such as GDP]…and they often tell us very different things. [Well-being data] give you a wider choice set when you're making a policy decision.

April 10, 2013, Carol Graham, Wall Street Journal

Measuring Happiness

February 22, 2013, Carol Graham

[Among those who have greater access to technology, there are] signs of increased stress and anger, including among cohorts for whom access to the new technologies is relatively new and for those who gain new access to financial services via mobile banking.

January 3, 2013, Carol Graham, Bloomberg

Does Access to Information Technology Make People Happier?

December 2012, Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova

How Can We Most Effectively Measure Happiness?

October 17, 2012, Carol Graham

Gender and Well-Being Around the World

August 20, 2012, Carol Graham and Soumya Chattopadhyay

The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being, Paperback Edition

2012, Carol Graham

The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

August 2, 2012, Daniel W. Sacks, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers

Hedemonics or Humanomics?: A Response to McCloskey’s Critique of Happiness Economics

July 26, 2012, Carol Graham

The phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’ is in the Declaration of Independence, so it’s not a huge stretch to say we might want to measure life satisfaction

March 29, 2012, Carol Graham, Washington Post

@ Brookings Podcast: The Policy Implications of Happiness

December 9, 2011, Carol Graham

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Measuring Happiness and Opportunity Around the World

September 28, 2011

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Happiness Economics: Can We Have an Economy of Well-Being?

July 31, 2011, Carol Graham

The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being

2011, Carol Graham

The Pursuit of Happiness: Can We Have an Economy of Well-Being?

June 21, 2011, Carol Graham

More on the Easterlin Paradox: A Response to Wolfers

December 15, 2010, Carol Graham

Which Health Conditions Cause The Most Unhappiness?

December 14, 2010, Carol Graham, Lucas Higuera and Eduardo Lora

(Un?)Happiness and Gasoline Prices in the United States

September 2010, Soumya Chattopadhyay, James Coan, Carol Graham, Amy Myers Jaffe and Kenneth Medlock III

Some Lessons from Happiness Economics and Quality of Life Research for the Human Development Index

July 2010, Carol Graham

Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity: Insights from Happiness Studies from Around the World

July 2010, Carol Graham

Web Chat: The Economics of Happiness

April 21, 2010, Carol Graham