Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness: 6 Lessons on Income and Well-Being
theatlantic.com
theatlantic.com
So as a result of these findings we see that as wealth rises so does happiness... but the thing is the graph becomes logarithmic. Germans are only marginally more satisfied than Brazilians. To increase their satisfaction all they need to earn a whole lot more than they do already.
Doesn't this just prove or enhance the point that we should look beyond economic growth to drive our prosperity?
You're creating a false dichotomy. It does not prove we must look beyond economic growth; on the contrary it shows that economic growth is correlated positively with well-being so we should at least partially concentrate on wealth.
But yes, I agree with you that mean wealth is not everything. As the article points out, inequality also reduces happiness. It's the philosophy behing Bhutan's gross national happiness: take a look at what makes people happy beyond wealth.