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Happiness : A Revolution in Economics.
Title:
Happiness : A Revolution in Economics.
Author:
Frey, Bruno S.
ISBN:
9780262273213
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Series:
Munich Lectures in Economics
Contents:
Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- I Major Developments -- 1 Research on Happiness -- 2 The Relationship of Happiness to Utility -- 3 How Income Affects Happiness -- 4 How Unemployment Affects Happiness -- 5 How Inflation and Inequality Affect Happiness -- II Pushing Ahead -- 6 The Public Sphere -- 7 Self-Employment and Voluntary Work -- 8 Marriage and Happiness -- 9 Watching Television -- 10 Procedural Utility -- 11 Mispredicting Utility -- 12 The Value of Public Goods -- III Policy Consequences -- 13 Happiness Policies -- 14 Happiness and Political Institutions -- 15 A Revolution in Economics -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
A leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the quantification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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