Happiness
Subtitle: a revolution in economics
By: Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.].
Series: Munich lectures in economics
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780262062770
Subjects: Economics; Economic aspects; Happiness; Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Series foreword; title: Preface; title: Major developments; title: Research on happiness; title: The relationship of happiness to utility; title: How income affects happiness; title: How unemployment affects happiness; title: How inflation and inequality affect happiness; title: Pushing ahead; title: The public sphere; title: Self-employment and voluntary work; title: Marriage and happiness; title: Watching television; title: Procedural utility; title: Mispredicting utility; title: The value of public goods; title: Policy consequences; title: Happiness policies; title: Happiness and political institutions; title: A revolution in economics; title: References; title: Index.