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Richard Easterlin

Richard Easterlin

Economist, University of Southern California

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Notable Quotes

"Over the long-term—usually a period of 10 years or more—happiness does not increase as a country's income rises."

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Four decades of tracking human happiness

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Professor Emeritus

Since 1981, the World Values Survey has asked people in over 100 countries a simple question: Are you happy? Happiness rose in 45 of 52 countries across six survey waves from 1981 to 2007, with the steepest gains in India, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and South Korea.

Updated May 22