Happiness : a revolution in economics / Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.].
2008
330.01 F893h 2008
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Title
Happiness : a revolution in economics / Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.].
Author
ISBN
9780262062770 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262062771 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262062771 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
330.01 F893h 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)173182727
(OCoLC)173182727
(OCoLC)173182727
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Series
Munich lectures in economics
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