There was ample news about discoveries in the science of happiness itself.

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But this is nonsense: The Declaration promises people the right to the pursuit of happiness, not to happiness itself, much less to equal happiness.

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Others wonder if the obsessive pursuit of happiness is itself making people miserable.

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Indeed, another side of happiness economics busies itself studying the non-monetary rewards from work: most people enjoy parts of their work, and some people love it.

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Here the irony that lies under all human aspiration shows itself: the quest for happiness, as always, brings only unhappiness in the end.

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To the contrary, the results indicate that happiness and income are connected by a two-way relationship, and that human well-being can itself be a source of economic dynamism.

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