Index of Inequality-Adjusted Happiness (IAH) improved: A research note

WM Kalmijn; R Veenhoven

doi:10.1007/s10902-013-9474-3

Index of Inequality-Adjusted Happiness (IAH) improved: A research note

WM Kalmijn, R Veenhoven

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Eight years ago we proposed a new measure of happiness in nations, called Inequality-Adjusted Happiness (IAH). This measure indicates how successful nations are in combining a high level of happiness and a low degree of inequality in happiness among citizens. The index gives equal weight to the level of happiness measured using the mean and inequality of happiness measured using the standard deviation. Scores on this index are now available for 139 nations. In this paper we present a technical improvement for the method to calculate IAH.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1259-1265
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-013-9474-3
Publication status	Published - 2014

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