Are the Media Making Us Feel Worse?

Research and Commentary

Life Is Good, So Why Do We Feel So Bad?

Gregg Easterbrook, The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2008

Research and Commentary

The Sky Is Falling: Why Isn’t NASA Trying Harder to Prevent Catastrophe?

Gregg Easterbrook, The Atlantic Monthly, June 01, 2008

Research and Commentary

Measuring Happiness

Carol Graham, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU), January 09, 2007

Research and Commentary

The Economics of Happiness

Carol Graham, World Economics, September 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Some Insights on Development from the Economics of Happiness

Carol Graham, World Bank Research Observer, April 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

The Economics of Happiness

Carol Graham, NPR's On Point, July 15, 2004

Research and Commentary

Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia

Andrew Eggers, Carol Graham and Sandip Sukhtankar, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, February 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

How Can We Restore Americans' Sense of Optimism?

Gregg Easterbrook, NewTalk, June 11, 2008

Research and Commentary

The Middle-Class Squeeze

Gregg Easterbrook and Elizabeth Warren, American Public Media, Marketplace, January 11, 2008

Research and Commentary

Obesity and the Influence of Others

Carol Graham, H. Peyton Young and Ross A. Hammond, The Washington Post, August 21, 2007

Research and Commentary

For Frustrated Achievers, More Is Less

Carol Graham, Yahoo! Finance, July 12, 2007

Research and Commentary

Optimism and Poverty in Africa: Adaptation or a Means to Survival?

Carol Graham, The Brookings Institution, October 01, 2006

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Carol Graham

Past Event

Happiness: Lessons from a New Science

Wednesday, February 09, 2005
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Shopping and Happiness

Carol Graham, NPR - The Kojo Nnamdi Show, November 27, 2007

Research and Commentary

Does Inequality Matter to Individual Welfare? An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys from Latin America

Carol Graham and Andrew Felton, CSED Working Paper # 38, January 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Event Summary: Informing Policy Choices Using the Economics of Happiness

The Brookings Institution, June 03, 2004

Research and Commentary

The Effects of Income Losses and Gains on Happiness: Do Temporary Trends Matter

Andrew Eggers, Carol Graham and Sandip Sukhtankar, The Brookings Institution, July 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

Economic Crisis, Markets, and Democracy in Latin America: Some Evidence From the Economics of Happiness

Carol Graham and Sandip Sukhtankar, The Brookings Institution, March 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia

Carol Graham and Maria Fitzpatrick, The Brookings Institution, May 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

Assessing Hardship and Happiness: Trends in Mobility and Expectations in the New Market Economies

Carol Graham and Stefano Pettinato, The Brookings Institution, October 01, 1999