Measures of happiness are increasingly being used to inform development policy. This is particularly true in Melanesia where linkages between income and life satisfaction can be weak due to the dominance of semi-subsistence lifestyles. This paper examines the happiness of households in two Melanesian countries: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The focus is on whether the poor are less happy. Findings indicate that wealth, increases in earnings, relative wealth, employment, and living on communally owned land are positively associated with happiness. Household size and food insecurity have a negative association. There is also strong support for poor households being less happy. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Sogang Univ, Dept Sociol, Seoul, South KoreaUniv Chicago, Natl Opin Res Ctr, 1155 East 60th St,2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
Lee, Cheol-Sung
Talhelm, Thomas
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Univ Chicago, Booth Sch Business, 5807 South Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 USAUniv Chicago, Natl Opin Res Ctr, 1155 East 60th St,2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
Talhelm, Thomas
Dong, Xiawei
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Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Management, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Chicago, Natl Opin Res Ctr, 1155 East 60th St,2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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Univ Warwick, Warwick Business Sch, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
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