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Facts about Income and Subjective Well-Being
Abstract In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Income Distribution, Socio-economic Status, Wealth
Tagged happiness, income, socio-economic status, well-being
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Breaking News – Happiness with Sex Predicts Marriage Happiness
Breaking News – Happiness with Sex Predicts Marriage Happiness I’m amazed this finding hasn’t been reported previously. The Study Dataset and Dependent Variable. The National Survey of Families and Households: Wave 3 (2001-2003) contains a great amount of information on a sample of … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Income Distribution
Tagged Bible, happiness, income, marriage, roles, sex
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Happiness and Marriage: A Multinomial Logistic Regression
If you want to improve the probability of being “Very Happy” get and stay married. That’s the major takeaway from my latest study on happiness. But there are surprises for individuals who are “Pretty Happy” and “Not too Happy.” Some … Continue reading
How to Say Happy Valentine’s Day in Stata
Stata has become my favorite statistical software program. Here’s how it can be used to say Happy Valentine’s Day. The mathematical formula courtesy of Wolfram Alpha.
Nordic Countries Rank Very High on Many Indicators for the Health of a Society
The Economist has an excellent article on why the the Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in the world. “On any measure of the health of a society—from economic indicators like productivity and innovation to social ones like inequality and crime—the … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Happiness, Health
Tagged business, competitiveness, government, human development, innovation, Nordic countries, prosperity
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Macho Man + Partner Who Earns More = Worse Romantic Relationship
Macho Men Let Their Female Partner’s Higher Income Threaten Their Relationship Here’s a formula for a poor romantic relationship, according to study by Coughlin and Wade (2012). Macho Man + Partner Who Earns More = Worse Romantic Relationship On the other … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Happiness, Income Distribution, Male Crisis
Tagged breadwinner, gender, income, masculinity, norms, roles, romance
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At-Risk Baby in Womb Reaches Out to Grasp Surgeon’s Finger
The following photo is one of the most amazing photos I have seen. It’s a photo of an at-risk baby being operated on while still in the mother’s womb. The baby reaches through the surgeon’s incision to grasp the surgeon’s … Continue reading
Is Your Life Filled with Golf Balls or Sand? Philosophy 101 (Must Read)
Is your life filled with golf balls or sand? Philosophy 101: “A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise … Continue reading