Current research projects by Ruut Veenhoven

Running research syntheses using the World Database of Happiness (2023)

Happiness in publics

  • Happiness of transgenders (Jos Veenhoven)
  • Happiness of house wives (Shoirakhon Nurdinova)
  • Single mothers (Susanne Elzas)
  • Eldery migrants (Esra Karatas)

    Happiness in places

  • Happiness in regions (Dimitriz Ballas)
  • Happiness in rural and remote areas (Antje Jantsch, Jhonson Kansiime)
  • Happiness in Croatia (Maja Tadic)
  • Happiness in Kazakhstan (Shyryn Tlenchiyeva)
  • Happiness in Indonesia (Yuffi Adriani)
  • Happiness in Romania (Sergiu Baltatescu)
  • Happiness in Russia (Anna Shirakonova)
  • Happiness in South Africa (Elizabeth Bothma)
  • Happiness in Uzbekistan (Shoirakhon Nurdinova, Rauf Salahodjaev)
  • Hapiness in Ephiopia (Billy Sisay)
  • Why are the Danes happier than the Dutch (Jeroen Boelhouwer SCP, Sasqia Chin Hon Foei, Ruut Veenhoven)
  • Determinants of happiness

  • Effect of public policies on happiness (Serkan Akilli, Bekir Celic)
  • Effect of societal modernization on happiness (Paul Thomas)
  • Effect of city design on happiness (Sahar Samavati)
  • Effect of consumption on happiness (Yomna Morsey, Yasmine Hersham)
  • Effect of retirement on happiness (Susan Hu, Sunny Huang, Jenny Hsu)
  • Effect of sporting on happiness (Sajadeh Mortazavi)
  • Effect of use of stimulants on happiness (Valerie McGaha)
  • Effect of education on happiness (Paulo Dias)
  • Effect of mental health care in nation (Daan-Max VanDongen)
  • Explained variance of happiness (Jan Ott)
  • Consequences of happiness

  • Effect of happiness on social bonds (Shruty Agrawal, Nidhi Shrama)
  • Effect of happiness on performance at work (Renaud Gaycher)
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