10/04/2012

Happier though not Richer

New York Times—Intangible Dividend of Antipoverty Effort: Happiness  by Sabrina Tavernise

When thousands of poor families were given federal housing subsidies in the early 1990s to move out of impoverished neighborhoods, social scientists expected the experience of living in more prosperous communities would pay off in better jobs, higher incomes and more education.  Read more.

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