id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7322 Happiness - Wikipedia .html text/html 10367 1377 64 Since 2003, empirical research in the field of happiness economics, such as that by Benjamin Radcliff, professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, supported the contention that in democratic countries life satisfaction is strongly and positively related to the social democratic model of a generous social safety net, pro-worker labor market regulations, and strong labor unions.[124] Similarly, there is evidence that public policies which reduce poverty and support a strong middle class, such as a higher minimum wage, strongly affect average levels of well-being.[125] Research on positive psychology, well-being, eudaimonia and happiness, and the theories of Diener, Ryff, Keyes, and Seligmann covers a broad range of levels and topics, including "the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life."[129] The psychiatrist George Vaillant and the director of longitudinal Study of Adult Development at Harvard University Robert J. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7322.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7322.txt