Introduction - Why Study Happiness?-- 1. The Economics of Happiness-- 2. The Happiness and Income Debate: Substance, Methodology, and the Easterlin Paradox-- 3. The Determinants of Happiness around the World-- 4. Does Happiness Matter?-- 5. Happiness and Health across Countries and Cultures-- 6. Economic Growth, Crises, Inequality, and More-- 7. Adapting to Good and Bad Fortune: How Friends, Freedom, Crime, and Corruption affect Happiness-- 8. Happiness around the World: Lessons - and Questions - for Policy.