October 11, 2002

Money and Its Link to Happiness, Lab-Grown Penile Tissue for Rabbits, Medflies in the Death Pose, a Third Species of Elephant

The best things in life aren't free: A recent study shows that money may indeed buy happiness, though only indirectly.

A straighter path leads from increased income to self-esteem and optimism, which in turn help increase happiness, according to Melvin Prince and Chris Manolis, associate professors of marketing at Southern Connecticut State University and at Xavier University, in Cincinnati, respectively.

Using standard psycho-logical scales, they surveyed 137 adult men and

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