Measuring happiness
Subtitle: the economics of well-being
By: Joachim Weimann, Andreas Knabe, and Ronnie Schöb
Contributors: Knabe, Andreas; Schöb, Ronnie
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780262028448
Subjects: Quality of life; Economic aspects; Well-being; Happiness; Money; Psychological aspects; Wealth; Economics
Work titles: Geld macht doch glücklich
Description: The authors examine the evolution of happiness research, considering the famous "Easterlin Paradox," which found that people's average life satisfaction didn't seem to depend on their income. But they question whether happiness research can measure what needs to be measured.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.