The Happiness Revolution in Europe

— —

Richard Ainley Easterlin (Economics Department, University of Southern California) Kelsey James O'Connor (Research Division, STATEC Research, STATEC)

The Happiness Revolution in Europe

Richard Ainley Easterlin (Economics Department, University of Southern California), Kelsey James O'Connor (Research Division, STATEC Research, STATEC)

$32.95

Paperback

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

Cambridge University Press
03 April 2025

International economics

Series: Elements in Economics of European Integration

There is now a Happiness Revolution to go along with the earlier Industrial and Demographic Revolutions. The Happiness Revolution is captured using people's happiness scores, as reported in public surveys, whereas the earlier revolutions are reflected by economic production (such as GDP) and life expectancy. Increases in happiness are chiefly due to social-science welfare policies that alleviate people's foremost concerns – those centering on family life, health, and jobs. This Element traces the course of the Happiness Revolution throughout Europe since the 1980s when comprehensive and comparable data on people's happiness first become available. Which countries lead and which lag? How is happiness distributed – are the rich happier than the poor, men than women, old than young, native than foreign born, city than countryfolk? How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted happiness? These are among the questions addressed in this Element. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Richard Ainley Easterlin (Economics Department University of Southern California), Kelsey James O'Connor (Research Division, STATEC Research, STATEC)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009493703
ISBN 10: 1009493701
Series: Elements in Economics of European Integration
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 03 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction; 2. Happiness rankings and trends; 3. Long term trends in happiness: driving forces; 4. Happiness differences and inequality; 5. Happiness differences among demographic groups; 6. COVID-19 postscript; 7. Summary and Conclusions; References.