Research and Commentary

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

April 12, 2013, Carol Graham

Measuring Happiness

February 22, 2013, Carol Graham

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 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

@ Brookings Podcast: The Policy Implications of Happiness

December 9, 2011, Carol Graham

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

July 31, 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

How We're Doing in the World

February 28, 2010, Carol Graham and Martin S. Indyk

Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires: Happiness Research, Economics, and Public Policy

January 30, 2010, Carol Graham

Happy Talk: The Economics of Happiness

January 3, 2010, Carol Graham

Why Are Afghans Smiling?

August 13, 2009, Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro

Well-being and Public Attitudes in Afghanistan: Some Insights from the Economics of Happiness

May 2009, Soumya Chattopadhyay and Carol Graham

The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for Action

April 13, 2009

The Summit of the Americas and Regional Development Banks

April 10, 2009

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