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People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction

Oct 30, 2014

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in Economic Development, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Pew Research: People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction People in emerging economies are considerably more satisfied with their lives today than they were in 2007. A Pew Research Center survey finds that publics in emerging nations now rival those in advanced economies in their self-reported well-being. The rise in…

Midlife slump finds people in their 40s down in the dumps

Jan 29, 2008

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in Culture, Demography, Sociology, Trends: Social

USA Today: Midlife slump finds people in their 40s down in the dumps Middle age makes you miserable, so don't blame your job, your kids, your spouse, your income or lack of it, suggests an international study of 2 million people from 80 nations released today. Researchers from Great Britain and the USA analyzed data…

Stepping off the treadmill

Jan 7, 2008

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in Economics, Sociology

Free Exchange: Stepping off the treadmill IN response to the question "What have you changed your mind about?", Princeton psychologist and economics Nobelist Daniel Kahneman mentions the "aspiration treadmill", the idea that we simply readjust our expectations upward once we have reached a certain level of success. This would help explain why people who have…

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People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction

Midlife slump finds people in their 40s down in the dumps

Stepping off the treadmill