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Carol Graham, Senior Fellow, Brookings; College Park Professor, UMD; researches economics of happiness; well-being metrics/policy; 3 gorgeous kids!
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The income-wellbeing gap is broader than you think

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By Carol Graham, Douglas N. Harris
| Brookings Institution
America is not well. It’s hard to come to any other conclusion, especially when looking at the data we released through the State of the Nation Project. We see worsening self-reported wellbeing on almost every available measure: life satisfaction, youth depression, adult depression, anxiety, emotional support, trust in other people, and trust in institutions. It’s tempting to think of these measures as unreliable because they are subjective. But that’s precisely why they are important.
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Historic polarization and historic lows in satisfaction with government, quality of life, and opportunity to get ahead

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By Carol Graham, Emily Dobson Verified, Isabel Shaheen O’Malley
| Brookings Institution
Four key takeaways from the Gallup Poll (2001-2026): Democrats’ satisfaction with the system of government is at a historic low for either party. A mere 12% of Democrats are satisfied with the system of government, compared with 24% of Independents and 52% of Republicans. This is the first time in the past 25 years that any party dipped below 20% satisfaction. Americans’ satisfaction with their quality of life is at a historic low.
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Happiness around the World: the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires

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By Carol Graham
| LSE Connect Verified
Thursday 3 December 2009 | 1 hour 25 minutes 15 seconds The determinants of happiness are remarkably similar around the world, in countries as different as Afghanistan, the U.S, and Chile. Income matters to happiness but only so much; friends, freedom, and employment are good for happiness, while crime, poor health, and divorce are bad. Paradoxically, however, people in places like Afghanistan can be as happy as those in much wealthier and safer ones like Chile.
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