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DESCRIPTION:Global comparisons of wellbeing increasingly rely on survey que
 stions that ask respondents to evaluate their lives\, most commonly in the
  form of “life satisfaction” and “Cantril ladder” items. These measures un
 derpin international rankings such as the World Happiness Report and infor
 m policy initiatives worldwide\, yet their comparability has not been esta
 blished with contemporary global data. Using the Gallup World Poll\, Globa
 l Flourishing Study\, and World Values Survey\, I show that the two questi
 on formats yield divergent distributions\, rankings\, and response pattern
 s that vary across countries and surveys\, defying simple explanations. To
  explore differences in respondents’ cognitive interpretations\, I compare
  regression coefficients from the Global Flourishing Study\, analyzing how
  each question wording relates to life circumstances. While international 
 rankings of wellbeing are unstable\, the study of the determinants of life
  evaluations appears more robust. Together\, the findings underscore the n
 eed for a renewed research agenda on critical limitations to cross-country
  comparability of wellbeing.\n\nwith Professor Christopher Barrington-Leig
 h\n\nThursday\, November 13th\, 2025\, from 12:00-1:00 pm\n\nLocation: 200
 1 91������ College Avenue\, Room 1140\; zoom\n\nRegister here\n
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LOCATION:11th floor room 1140\, 91������ College 2001\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, 
 H3A 1G1\, 2001\, avenue 91������ College
SUMMARY:Are international happiness rankings reliable?
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