Situation 31-12-2024
Prof. dr. Ruut Veenhoven
Erasmus University Rotterdam
PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: (..31) 10 4082102
Fax: (..31) 10 4089098
Email: veenhoven@ese.eur.nl
Homepage: personal.eur.nl/veenhoven
Direction
Ruut is responsible for the development of the World Database of Happiness and use of the technique for research synthesis
Ruut Veenhoven past away December 9 2024
Since, this database was closed for further additions and saved in the Library of Erasmus University Rotterdam as World Database of Happiness: Version 1
For op to to build on this source go to How to build on this database
| Name | Position | Tasks | Since |
| Aldham-Breary (Miranda) (Msc) | senior volunteer | English text editing | 2016 |
| Bom (Leen) | senior volunteer | States of Nations data set | 2018 |
| Ott (Jan) (mr. dr.) | researcher | Entry of Correlational Findings, focus on government Analysis of findings on happiness in nations, focus on quality of government | 2007 |
| Fredrik Radema (ir.) | senior volunteer | IT | 2008 |
| Richters (Jos) (ing) | senior volunteer | Bibliography, IT | 2010 |
| Schouten (Peter)(BA E) | senior volunteer | Bibliography | 2011 |
| Sondermeijer (Bob) (drs) | senior volunteer | Bibliography | 2019 |
| VanOpstal (Marian) (dr) | senior volunteer | Bibliography | 2024 |
| Veenhoven (Jos) | student assistant | Research synthesis happiness of transgenders | 2020 |
| Veenhoven (Ruut) (prof. dr.) | emeritus professor | Supervision, data analysis, method development | 1980 |
The new website was build with the help of Stephan Erdtmann from the Happiness Research Organization in Germany and a team of people working at the IT department of Erasmus University consisting of Phillip Brands, Robin Fredriks, Ferry de Groot, Omar-Gabriel Tellers and Rebecca Rehorst.