Andrew Leigh|Justin Wolfers
Happiness and the Human Development Index: Australia Is Not a Paradox
Australian National University|National Bureau of Economic Research
australian economic reviewvolume 39 issue 2 p 176184 happiness human development index australia paradox andrew leigh andrew leigh research school social sciences australian national universitysearch papers authorjustin wolfers justin wolfers wharton school university pennsylvania centre economic policy research iza national bureau economic research grateful andrew norton supplying us happiness data australia several recent years david blanchflower nick carroll richard easterlin paul frijters andrew norton andrew oswald betsey stevenson brandon verblow two anonymous referees useful discussions comments earlier draftssearch papers author andrew leigh andrew leigh research school social sciences australian national universitysearch papers authorjustin wolfers justin wolfers wharton school university pennsylvania centre economic policy research iza national bureau economic research grateful andrew norton supplying us happiness data australia several recent years david blanchflower nick carroll richard easterlin paul frijters andrew norton andrew oswald betsey stevenson brandon verblow two anonymous referees useful discussions comments earlier draftssearch papers author first published 23 june 2006 httpsdoiorg101111j14678462200600408xcitations 39 aboutpdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url share linkshare onfacebooktwitterlinked inredditwechat abstract happiness human development index paradox australia blanchflower oswald 2005 observe apparent puzzle claim australia ranks highly human development index hdi relatively poorly happiness however compare happiness data hdi australia appears happier sadder hdi score would predict conclusion also holds turn larger crossnational dataset one used blanchflower oswald analyse life satisfaction place happiness measure development using gross domestic product per capita place hdi indeed world values survey one country iceland significantly higher level life satisfaction happiness australia findings accord numerous crossnational surveys conducted since 1940s consistently found australians report high levels wellbeing citing literature volume39 issue2june 2006pages 176184 relatedinformation