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14 November 2014

To see my point, consider this paper by Alex Bryson and George MacKerron. They show that I'm not unusual. They asked people at random times of the day how happy they were and what they were doing. They found that people were much less happy when they were working. In fact, of the 40 activities considered, only being ill in bed made folk more miserable than work.

This article was published online by Stumbling and Mumbling blog on November 14, 2014
Link to article here

Related Publications
'Are you happy while you work?', Alex Bryson and George MacKerron, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1187, February 2013
Are you happy while you work?, Alex Bryson and George MacKerron. Article in CentrePiece, Volume 18, Issue 1, Summer 2013

Related links
Alex Bryson webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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