Happiness : a revolution in economics / Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frey, Bruno S.

Series:

Munich lectures in economics.

Munich lectures in economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness--Economic aspects.

Happiness.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 240 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this text a leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the qualification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze. Emphasizing empirical evidence rather than theoretical conjectures, Frey substantiates the need for happiness research.

Contents:

Series foreword

Preface

Major developments

Research on happiness

The relationship of happiness to utility

How income affects happiness

How unemployment affects happiness

How inflation and inequality affect happiness

Pushing ahead

The public sphere

Self-employment and voluntary work

Marriage and happiness

Watching television

Procedural utility

Mispredicting utility

The value of public goods

Policy consequences

Happiness policies

Happiness and political institutions

A revolution in economics

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786612100161

9780262260725

0262260727

9781282100169

1282100165

9780262273213

0262273217

9781435647886

1435647882

OCLC:

232301011

Publisher Number:

9786612100161