The Price of Happiness

1. The Wealth Report  says that $75,000 is the minimum income threshold that produces happiness in the US based on a study principally led by Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel winning behavioural economist.
2. Real Time Economics goes further by translating this figure on a city-by-city basis.
3. While we are on the subject, this article from Time tells us why drinkers live longer.
4. Finally, this post from Slate shows how inequality has grown in the US over the past 30 years.