Modern economics has lost its way, but research into happiness can help to steer it back on track. Economics was founded by Western philosophers thinking about happiness. Those philosophers, including ...

In the modern boardroom, the term “happiness” used to be dismissed as a soft, nebulous concept – something for the breakroom, ...

By the 1990s, however, happiness economics began to emerge, with European researchers leading the way. More recently, research has picked up in the United States, building on Easterlin’s early ...

Photo illustration of sad muse holding smartphone, showing concept of screen time and despair. An upswell in despair among young people is changing the life cycle of human happiness in many countries, ...

Explore whether economics can be considered a science, analyzing its classification, testability, and consensus within social science debates.

I recently read a book called Measuring Happiness: The Economics of Well-being, by economists Joachim Weimann, Andreas Knabe and Ronnie Schöb. The book gives a useful introduction and overview of the ...

Research from London School of Economics reveals happiness doesn't fade with age but actually peaks twice in life.

It always strikes me as odd that the happiest countries tend to be in cold-as-**** places like Scandinavia and Canada. It’s kind of similar stateside, too. This weekend I saw a recent study by ...

Oxford Analytica’s has unveiled a new report that sheds light on the psychological impact unemployment has on the state of your mental health. Suggested Reading We’ve Never Seen Shaquille O’Neal ...