Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also ...

Money can't buy you happiness, right? That's the assumption we've always had, and it feels good to feel that way. It's also been held by something called the Easterlin paradox that happiness is about ...

Homeownership increases life satisfaction less than buyers expect. Source: scyther5 / iStock A big yard, more space, or admiration from family and friends; the reasons for home ownership may vary, but ...

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 ...

It's a question that economists, psychologists and armchair philosophers have grappled with for centuries: Can money buy happiness? Now, new research from a Nobel Prize-winning economist and fellow ...

The most common misunderstanding among policymakers and populations around the world has been that higher gross domestic product and economic growth lead to higher levels of well-being, life ...

A country’s economic prosperity is linked with improved well-being in its residents, according to the new study. A country’s economic prosperity is linked with improved well-being in its residents, ...

The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all. To be sure, we should support economic growth and development, but only in a broader context: one that promotes environmental sustainability ...

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 Charles Barkely And Michael Jordan ...

Increased economic growth doesn’t necessarily lead to more fulfillment. So why do we consider GDP to be the most important factor? In an excerpt from The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic ...