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Evaluating happiness trends across Europe: A comparative study

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  • Cherifa Ben Farhat
  • Nicola Pontarollo

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In our contribution, by using data from European Social Survey, we show that the percentage of happy people in European countries has increased over the last two decades, and that Eastern European countries are catching up. However, considerable differences between nations remain.

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  • Cherifa Ben Farhat & Nicola Pontarollo, 2024. "Evaluating happiness trends across Europe: A comparative study," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 51(9), pages 2276-2279, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:51:y:2024:i:9:p:2276-2279
    DOI: 10.1177/23998083241263153
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