This report continues in the tradition of combining analysis of recent levels and trends of happiness data, with a variety of chapters providing deeper analysis of specific issues. These include primary rankings of and explanations for life evaluations, how happiness measures differ by gender, age and global region, the use of happiness as the measure of benefit in cost-benefit analysis, a range of important new results from the neuroscience of happiness, happiness of the young, ethical and community-level supports for happiness and the importance of social capital for well-being.

Organisation: Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Most recent version: 2015

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