There is an interesting discussion by Posner on the limits of GDP & its relationship with happiness on the Becker/Posner blog
http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/beckerposner/2010/01/why-arent-americans-happierposner.html
In discussing a paper by Stevenson and Wolfers, "The Decline of Female Happiness" he notes that “..[t]hey speculate (plausibly, in my opinion) that because women are on average more risk-averse than men, they find the range of career and relationship choices open to women nowadays a source of unhappiness”.
So if we restricted women’s career choices they would be better off. Presumably removing the vote would also reduce stress?
For a humourous take on this see the Harry Enfield sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w&feature=player_embedded
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