Will raising the incomes of all increase the happiness of all

By Richard A. Easterlin. 1995

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The green economy agenda: business as usual or transformational discourse? (2015, background): “This is not to suggest that higher incomes provide no benefits; merely that increases above a relatively low level bring only diminishing marginal benefits (Easterlin 1995, Inglehart 1996, Argyle 1999, Frey and Stutzer 2002, Layard et al. 2008).”
Who Benefits from Economic Freedom? Unraveling the Effect of Economic Freedom on Subjective Well-Being (2013, unknown): “Scholars are divided over the question of whether SWB remains constant over time, regardless of increasing incomes (Easterlin, 1995, 2010; Sacks, Stevenson, & Wolfers, 2010; Stevenson & Wolfers, 2008; Di Tella & MacCulloch, 2008; Veenhoven & Hagerty, 2006).”
The marginal utility of income (2008, unknown): “6See, for example, Clark and Oswald (1996), Easterlin (1995) , Winkelmann and”
Life Satisfaction and Income Inequality (2011, unknown): “…et al., 2001; Blanchflower and Oswald, 2004) while longitudinal or life-cycle studies do not find a strong positive association between happiness and income (Easterlin, 1974, 1995, 2001; Veenhoven, 1993; Clark and Oswald, 1994; Mangahas, 1995; Diener et al., 1999; Ravallion and Lokshin, 2000).”
What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research? (2001, background): “Sometimes these findings are misleadingly interpreted to mean that 14 Blanchflower and Oswald (2000) and Easterlin (1995, 2001) for the United States; Di Tella, MacCulloch, and Oswald (2001) for the member countries of the European Union; and Frey and Stutzer (2000) for Switzerland. income is not…”
Does Economic Growth Raise Happiness in China? (2011, background): “To do so, it is necessary to review the reasons that have been put forward for what has come to be known as the “Easterlin paradox” (Easterlin, 1974, 1995, 2001).”
Positional spending and status seeking in rural China (2011, background): “Easterlin (1995) reports a positive correlation between individual income and self-reported happiness (see also Diener et al. 1993), but finds that average happiness is not highly correlated with national income and does not respond strongly to changes in income over time (sealso Frank 1985a;…”
How Much Do We Care About Absolute Versus Relative Income and Consumption (2005, background): “On the other extreme, Easterlin (1974, 1995) and others conclude that only relative income seems to matter.”
Money Does not Buy Happiness: Or Does It? A Reassessment Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption (2008, unknown): “developed countries ( Easterlin, 1995; Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002), although the”
The Effect of Income on General Life Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction (2009, background): “An important early result, sometimes referred to as ‘‘well-being paradox‘‘, is that average satisfaction in a country does not increase as countries grow wealthier (Easterlin 1974, 1995).”