Generous spending leads to increased well-being, while volunteering shows no clear causal link to happiness, says Lara Aknin, social psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. Aknin, along with
New U.S. research has found that we may get longer-lasting happiness by giving to others, rather than receiving for ourselves. Carried out by psychologists from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern
What is the best way to spend money to increase your happiness? A series of studies suggests that it may depend, in part, on how wealthy you are.
