Senior Fellow Carol Graham is a pioneer in the field of happiness economics, studying factors that affect well-being other than income, like health, marital and employment status, and civic trust.
She recently appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi show to discuss the latest theories on what makes individuals and nations happy.
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Commentary
Measuring Happiness
January 9, 2007