Revisiting the Income-Happiness Paradox: the Case of Taiwan and Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lim, Hock Eam, Diage, Shaw, Liao, Pei-Shan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/25115/1/ECoFi%202016%20179-187.PDF; http://repo.uum.edu.my/25115/

Since the last two decades, economic studies on income-happiness paradox or Easterlin paradox have grown rapidly due to its significant policy implications. However, the paradox is yet to be explored adequately in Taiwan and Malaysia. Using World Values Survey (WVS) data of Taiwan and Malaysia, thi...