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China Daily (Hong Kong Edition):
Just how happy are people in our city?

26 March 2019

I write this column not to discredit the UN report, which is directed by three well known economists, John Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey Sachs. As a matter of fact, Table 2.1 in the report suggests there is considerable rigor in their results. The life satisfaction score is found to relate positively and significantly to GDP per capita, social support, and healthy life expectancy at birth.

The World Happiness Report 2019, produced by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Editors John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey Sachs.

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