Laura Kudrna, a London School of Economics scholarship PhD candidate, researches the effects of achievement on happiness, particularly focusing on examples of when greater success ? be it financial, academic, romantic, or athletic ? do not translate into greater wellbeing for individuals or societies. The study, carried out at the ESRC-funded Centre for Economic Performance, recently ? Continue reading The `photo-finish effect?: when third place winners are happier than second

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18 August 2016

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ESRC blog

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https://blog.esrc.ac.uk/2016/08/18/the-photo-finish-effect-when-third-place-winners-are-happier-than-second/

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