Ekaterina Oparina

@drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social

Research Economist at LSE @CEP-LSE.bsky.social, PhD in Economics. Health, Happiness and Applied Econometrics EkaterinaOparina.com

📖 World of Labour 🆕 opinion piece "Does becoming richer make people happier?" by @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social, A. E. Clark & R. Layard. While wealthier people tend to be happier than poorer people, countries do not necessarily become happier as they grow wealthier 🔗 wol.iza.org/opinions/doe...

Does becoming richer make people happier?

While wealthier people tend to be happier than poorer people, countries do not necessarily become happier as they grow wealthier.

wol.iza.org

"While individual income can contribute to personal wellbeing, at the national level, especially in affluent societies, factors beyond mere economic expansion are vital for fostering a happier population." @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social Andrew Clarke and Richard Layard blogs.lse.ac.uk/ineq...

The Easterlin Paradox revisited: On money and happiness

Revisiting the Easterlin paradox: the wealthy tend to be happier than the poor, but as *countries* get richer, their populations don’t get significantly happier

blogs.lse.ac.uk

50 years ago, Richard Easterlin asked a fundamental question: does getting richer make us happier? In our latest blog post, Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew E. Clark & Richard Layard revisit this question, offering fresh insights into the “Easterlin paradox” #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/NIOEqtQ

The Easterlin Paradox revisited: On money and happiness

Revisiting the Easterlin paradox: the wealthy tend to be happier than the poor, but as *countries* get richer, their populations don’t get significantly happier

blogs.lse.ac.uk