Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity : Insights from Happiness Studies from around the World

Some individuals who are destitute report to be happy, while others who are very wealthy report to be miserable. There are many possible explanations for this paradox; the author focuses on the role of adaptation. Adaptation is the subject of much work in economics, but its definition is a psycholog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham, Carol
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13501