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Unhappiness and pain in modern America : a review essay, and further evidence, on Carol Graham’s 'Happiness for All?'
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Blanchflower, David G. and Oswald, Andrew J. (2019) Unhappiness and pain in modern America : a review essay, and further evidence, on Carol Graham’s 'Happiness for All?'. Journal of Economic Literature, 57 (2). pp. 385-402. doi:10.1257/jel.20171492 ISSN 0022-0515.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.20171492
Abstract
In Happiness for All? Unequal Hopes and Lives in the Pursuit of the American Dream, Carol Graham raises disquieting ideas about today's United States. The challenge she puts forward is an important one. Here we review the intellectual case and offer additional evidence. We conclude broadly on the author's side. Strikingly, Americans appear to be in greater pain than citizens of other countries, and most subgroups of citizens have downwardly trended happiness levels. There is, however, one bright side to an otherwise dark story. The happiness of black Americans has risen strongly since the 1970s. It is now almost equal to that of white Americans.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Happiness -- United States, Happiness -- Economic aspects, African Americans -- Psychology, Social mobility -- United States, Social classes -- United States, Equality -- United States, American Dream, United States -- Social conditions, United States -- Economic conditions | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Economic Literature | ||||||
| Publisher: | American Economic Association | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-0515 | ||||||
| Official Date: | June 2019 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 57 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 385-402 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1257/jel.20171492 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 18 January 2018 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 January 2018 |
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