What makes Lahoris happy? Economic or non-economic factors or both?
by Zartaj Kamran Khawaja; Bilal Mehmood
International Journal of Happiness and Development (IJHD), Vol. 4, No. 3, 2018

Abstract: Happiness is not granted; it is something to strive for. Accordingly, this paper intends to scrutinise the impact of both economic (i.e., income, employment status, inflation and economic policy) and non-economic (i.e., health, education, terrorism and friends, family and relationships) factors on happiness. The analysis relies on the data collected through questionnaires, during February-April 2015 using convenience sampling method (N = 390) to represent the population of Lahore city. Results of descriptive statistics and structural equations modelling (SEM) reveal that both economic and non-economic variables are responsible for the happiness of individuals. This study offers substantial theoretical contributions regarding the factors individuals should value in their pursuit of happiness.

Online publication date: Thu, 02-Aug-2018

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