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Would you like to know what makes people happy? An overview of the datasets on subjective well-being

Nattavudh Powdthavee


This article provides a guide for young economists wishing to conduct well-being research. It describes the different data sources commonly used in the study of people's subjective well-being, as well as provides a brief discussion on the types of well-being measures available within each dataset. ? 2015 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.


1 September 2015


The Australian Economic Review 48(3) , pp.314-320, 2015


DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12105

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8462.12105

This Journal article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.