National Happiness and Genetic Distance: A Cautious Exploration
研究了国家间幸福水平差异的未解之谜，利用131国数据，谨慎探索了遗传因素可能带来的幸福优势。
This article studies a famous unsolved puzzle in quantitative social science. Why do some nations report such high levels of mental well‐being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries’ happiness; Britain and the US enter further down; some nations do unexpectedly poorly. The explanation for the long‐observed ranking – one that holds after adjustment for GDP and other socioeconomic variables – is currently unknown. Using data on 131 countries, the article cautiously explores a new approach. It documents three forms of evidence consistent with the hypothesis that some nations may have a genetic advantage in well‐being.