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Betsey Stevenson

Betsey Stevenson

Economist, University of Michigan

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"Increases in income keep making you happier, but they're making you happier at a decreasing rate."

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Four decades of tracking human happiness

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Professor of Public Policy and Economics

Since 1981, the World Values Survey has asked people in over 100 countries a simple question: Are you happy? Happiness rose in 45 of 52 countries across six survey waves from 1981 to 2007, with the steepest gains in India, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and South Korea.

Updated May 22