Does social development increase the happiness level? Evidence from global panel data

Isma Samreen and Muhammad Tariq Majeed
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Isma Samreen: Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Muhammad Tariq Majeed: Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Turkish Economic Review, 2019, vol. 6, issue 4, 320-334

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between social development indicators and happiness levels using global panel data. The study finds that improvements in education, health, and income equality are positively associated with higher happiness scores across countries.

Keywords: Happiness; Social development; Panel data; Well-being. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 I31 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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