2025-2026 Big Thought Series

Panel

Student Panel
Father Jonathan, O.S.B. Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion

The female happiness paradox
Blanchflower, D. G., & Bryson, A. (2024). The female happiness paradox. Journal of Population Economics, 37(1), 16
Reversing the gender gap in happiness
Mallory Montgomery
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol 196, April 2022, 65-78
The Gender Life Satisfaction/Depression Paradox
Leonardo Becchetti & Gianluigi Conzo
Social Indicators Research, Volume 160, pages 35–113, (2022)
The ‘Gender Life-Satisfaction/Depression Paradox’ Is an Artefact of Inappropriate Control Variables
David Bartram
Social Indicators Research, Volume 164, pages 1061–1072, (2022)
Are Women Happier than Men? Evidence from the Gallup World Poll
Zweig, J. S. (2015). Are Women Happier than Men? Evidence from the Gallup World Poll. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(2), 515-541.