National Happiness and Genetic Distance
A Cautious Exploration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9710976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenio Proto (0000-0001-7766-6503, University of Warwick), Andrew J Oswald (0000-0003-0628-3294, ESRC Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, IZA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 604 |
| Pages | 2127-2152 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12383 |
| OpenAlex | W2120778813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 55 |
This paper studies a famous unsolved puzzle in quantitative social science. Why do some nations report such high levels of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries’ happiness; Britain and the US enter further down; some nations do unexpectedly poorly. The explanation for the longobserved ranking -- one that holds after adjustment for GDP and other socioeconomic variables -- is currently unknown. Using data on 131 countries, the paper cautiously explores a new approach. It documents three forms of evidence consistent with the hypothesis that some nations may have a genetic advantage in well-being
Happiness · Political science · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Cultural Differences and Values · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Beyond Reconstruction
SWB as a Measure of Individual Well-Being
The French unhappiness puzzle
Gendered Language and Female Subjective Well-being
The cultural foundations of happiness
Coupling and decoupling of ancestral linkages and current cross-border economic activities
Post Materialism and Comparative Economic Development
Objective Confirmation of Subjective Measures of Human Well-Being
Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression
Association of Anxiety-Related Traits with a Polymorphism in the Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulatory Region
Genetic Distance between Populations
How's life? Combining individual and national variables to explain subjective well-being
Inequality and happiness
Explaining happiness
Inherited Trust and Growth
Unhappy Cities
Influence of Life Stress on Depression
Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network
Living Arrangements in Western Europe
Hypertension and happiness across nations
The Diffusion of Development
Happiness Is a Personal(ity) Thing
The “Out of Africa” Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
Happiness, Growth, and Public Policy †
Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being
Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment
Institutional Trust and Subjective Well‐Being across the EU
Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being
Culture
Culture–gene coevolution of individualism–collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene
Ethnic and Cultural Diversity by Country
Well-Being across America
The Macroeconomics of Happiness
Quantitative Input and Output Relations in the Economic Systems of the United States
The geography of well-being
Later-Life Mental Health in Europe
Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being is heritable and genetically correlated with dominance in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Happiness and Economic Performance
National differences in reported subjective well-being
Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World
Government and Happiness in 130 Nations
The Danish Effect
The cross-national pattern of happiness
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |