Measuring happiness : the economics of well-being /

An investigation of the happiness-prosperity connection and whether economists can measure well-being.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Weimann, Joachim, 1956- (Author), Knabe, Andreas (Author), Schöb, Ronnie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Quality of life > Economic aspects.
Well-being > Economic aspects.
Happiness > Economic aspects.
Money > Psychological aspects.
Wealth > Psychological aspects.
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Qualité de la vie > Aspect économique.
Bien-être > Aspect économique.
Bonheur > Aspect économique.
Richesse > Aspect psychologique.
Économie politique > Aspect psychologique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Personal Success.
Economics > Psychological aspects
Happiness > Economic aspects
Money > Psychological aspects
Wealth > Psychological aspects
Livskvalitet > ekonomiska aspekter.
Välbefinnande > ekonomiska aspekter.
Lycka > ekonomiska aspekter.
Förmögenhet > psykologiska aspekter.
Ekonomi > psykologiska aspekter.
ECONOMICS/Public Economics
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The economics of happiness and its most important results. The end of materialism?
  • Economists' way of thinking : "more is better than less"
  • The Easterlin attack
  • If money doesn't make us happy, what then?
  • The economic determinants of happiness
  • What is to be done if money doesn't make us happy?
  • What is happiness research telling us? Are we measuring correctly?
  • How much truth is there in the Easterlin Paradox?
  • Unemployed and happy?!
  • The importance of relative position
  • Conclusion.

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