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January 12, 2017

Shun Wang on whether a richer China is a happier China

An interview at the 2017 AEA poster session

Shun Wang is an associate professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. Wang sat down for an interview with the AEA to discuss how China's boom in household wealth since 1990 hasn't necessarily caused the nation's citizens to report being any happier. 

Growth and Happiness in China, 1990–2015

Over the past quarter century China has experienced unprecedented economic growth. This paper examines the associated trends in overall life satisfaction and life satisfaction differentials by socio-economic-status, drawing on the Gallup World Poll, World Values Survey, Horizon Research . . .

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The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2017 conference in Chicago to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. View the full list of videos.