| Spending money on others promotes happiness EW Dunn, LB Aknin, MI Norton Science 319 (5870), 1687-1688, 2008 | 2253 | 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 | 991 | 2013 |
| 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 | 498 | 2012 |
| 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 | 424 | 2014 |
| Giving leads to happiness in young children LB Aknin, JK Hamlin, EW Dunn PLoS one 7 (6), e39211, 2012 | 424 | 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 | 286 | 2022 |
| 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 | 286 | 2009 |
| 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 | 273 | 2015 |
| 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 | 255 | 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 | 253 | 2013 |
| Positive feelings reward and promote prosocial behavior LB Aknin, JW Van de Vondervoort, JK Hamlin Current opinion in psychology 20, 55-59, 2018 | 247 | 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 | 185 | 2016 |
| 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 | 183 | 2018 |
| 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 | 173 | 2022 |
| 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 | 164 | 2011 |
| 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 | 148 | 2013 |
| Prosocial bonuses increase employee satisfaction and team performance L Anik, LB Aknin, MI Norton, EW Dunn, J Quoidbach PloS one 8 (9), e75509, 2013 | 142 | 2013 |
| Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly JD Sachs, SA Karim, L Aknin, J Allen, K Brosbøl, GC Barron, P Daszak, ... The Lancet 396 (10257), 1102-1124, 2020 | 119 | 2020 |
| Social capital and prosocial behaviour as sources of well-being JF Helliwell, LB Aknin, H Shiplett, H Huang, S Wang National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017 | 98 | 2017 |
| 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 | 94 | 2020 |
Lalin AnikColumbia Business SchoolVerified email at columbia.edu
