Spending money on others promotes happiness EW Dunn, LB Aknin, MI Norton Science 319 (5870), 1687-1688, 2008 | 2574 | 2008 |
Prosocial spending and well-being: cross-cultural evidence for a psychological universal. LB Aknin, CP Barrington-Leigh, EW Dunn, JF Helliwell, J Burns, ... Journal of personality and social psychology 104 (4), 635, 2013 | 1207 | 2013 |
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic JD Sachs, SSA Karim, L Aknin, J Allen, K Brosbøl, F Colombo, GC Barron, ... The Lancet 400 (10359), 1224-1280, 2022 | 651 | 2022 |
Happiness runs in a circular motion: Evidence for a positive feedback loop between prosocial spending and happiness LB Aknin, EW Dunn, MI Norton Journal of happiness studies 13, 347-355, 2012 | 599 | 2012 |
Mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A review and recommendations for moving forward LB Aknin, JE De Neve, EW Dunn, DE Fancourt, E Goldberg, JF Helliwell, ... Perspectives on psychological science 17 (4), 915-936, 2022 | 525 | 2022 |
Prosocial spending and happiness: Using money to benefit others pays off EW Dunn, LB Aknin, MI Norton Current directions in psychological science 23 (1), 41-47, 2014 | 499 | 2014 |
Giving leads to happiness in young children LB Aknin, JK Hamlin, EW Dunn PLoS one 7 (6), e39211, 2012 | 485 | 2012 |
Positive feelings reward and promote prosocial behavior LB Aknin, JW Van de Vondervoort, JK Hamlin Current opinion in psychology 20, 55-59, 2018 | 386 | 2018 |
Prosocial behavior leads to happiness in a small-scale rural society. LB Aknin, T Broesch, JK Hamlin, JW Van de Vondervoort Journal of experimental psychology: General 144 (4), 788, 2015 | 337 | 2015 |
From wealth to well-being? Money matters, but less than people think LB Aknin, MI Norton, EW Dunn The Journal of positive psychology 4 (6), 523-527, 2009 | 326 | 2009 |
Making a difference matters: Impact unlocks the emotional benefits of prosocial spending LB Aknin, EW Dunn, AV Whillans, AM Grant, MI Norton Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 88, 90-95, 2013 | 313 | 2013 |
Feeling good about giving: The benefits (and costs) of self-interested charitable behavior L Anik, LB Aknin, MI Norton, EW Dunn Harvard Business School Marketing Unit Working Paper, 2009 | 284 | 2009 |
Unpacking the relationships between pro-environmental behavior, life satisfaction, and perceived ecological threat MT Schmitt, LB Aknin, J Axsen, RL Shwom Ecological economics 143, 130-140, 2018 | 280 | 2018 |
Income mobility breeds tolerance for income inequality: Cross-national and experimental evidence AF Shariff, D Wiwad, LB Aknin Perspectives on Psychological Science 11 (3), 373-380, 2016 | 244 | 2016 |
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries LB Aknin, B Andretti, R Goldszmidt, JF Helliwell, A Petherick, JE De Neve, ... The Lancet Public Health 7 (5), e417-e426, 2022 | 203 | 2022 |
Does social connection turn good deeds into good feelings?: On the value of putting the ‘social’in prosocial spending LB Aknin, EW Dunn, GM Sandstrom, MI Norton International Journal of Happiness and Development 1 (2), 155-171, 2013 | 187 | 2013 |
It's the recipient that counts: Spending money on strong social ties leads to greater happiness than spending on weak social ties LB Aknin, GM Sandstrom, EW Dunn, MI Norton PLoS one 6 (2), e17018, 2011 | 186 | 2011 |
Shifting attributions for poverty motivates opposition to inequality and enhances egalitarianism PK Piff, D Wiwad, AR Robinson, LB Aknin, B Mercier, A Shariff Nature Human Behaviour 4 (5), 496-505, 2020 | 172 | 2020 |
Prosocial bonuses increase employee satisfaction and team performance L Anik, LB Aknin, MI Norton, EW Dunn, J Quoidbach PloS one 8 (9), e75509, 2013 | 170 | 2013 |
Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report. LB Aknin, EW Dunn, J Proulx, I Lok, MI Norton Journal of personality and social psychology 119 (2), e15, 2020 | 164 | 2020 |