“The concern of this paper has been with the association of income and happiness. […] Within countries there is a noticeable positive association between income and happiness-in every single survey, those in the highest status group were happier, on the average, than those in the lowest status group. […] in the one national time series […]

While we often say “money can’t buy happiness”, we sure act as if it does. We take improving material prosperity as a key goal, not just in our own lives, but also for our societies. But how much do we really know about the relationship between money and happiness? When does money make us happier, […]