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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. (2018) Unhappiness and pain in modern America : a review essay, and further evidence, on Carol Graham’s happiness for all? Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1153).
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Abstract
In Happiness for All?, 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: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1971-1981, United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001, United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009, Happiness -- United States -- 21st century, Graham, Carol, 1962- | ||||||
Series Name: | Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) | ||||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Economics | ||||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||||
ISSN: | 0083-7350 | ||||||
Official Date: | February 2018 | ||||||
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Number: | 1153 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 32 | ||||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 12 March 2018 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 March 2018 | ||||||
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