Economic Freedom and Happiness by Robert Lawson, Daniel Gropper and Jere Thorne Jr.

From the Cato Journal. That liberty is necessary for greater happiness and a better life is a notion deeply rooted in the American sensibility. But is there a link between greater freedom and greater happiness across countries? This article explores this question by examining the empirical relationship between liberty, as measured by economic freedom, and happiness across more than 100 countries.