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The pursuit of happiness is clearly alive and well. Two recent studies on that subject based on Gallup's data have been generating a fair bit of chatter.

A study by behavioral economists and 优蜜传媒senior scientists Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton that, while people rate their lives more positively the more money they make, day-to-day joy, stress, sadness, anger, and affection increases with pay only up to $75,000 per year. The analysis, based on data from , also underscores the extent to which making less money makes life's tough moments tougher. You can read more about these findings from, , , and .

The other study by the Charities Aid Foundation happier people worldwide are more likely than wealthy people to give money to charity. The analysts used to rank 153 countries on a "Global Giving Index," which incorporates the propensity to donate money, volunteer time, and help strangers. You can read more about these findings from , , and .

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