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The power of human hope vs. despair

The Economics of Hope

Prof. Carol Graham

Brookings Institution

Hope, Despair, and Divided Futures in post-COVID America: Lessons from Surveys of Low-Income Adolescents of Different Races and Places

Hope, Despair, and Divided Futures in post-COVID America

Differences In Racial Resilience During COVID-19

Differences In Racial Resilience During COVID-19

Why Economists Believe 47.2 is Our Most Miserable Age

Financial Times

Misery has other ramifications, too. A new study, “(Un)Happiness and voting in US Presidential elections”, finds that the best predictor of voting for Donald Trump in 2016 was being unhappy or dissatisfied with your lot. That makes sense: if establishment politicians have failed to protect you from misery, it seems less crazy to roll the dice on a reality TV star, at least while he is the challenger rather than an incumbent.

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