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- Focuses on what truly makes people happy
- Explains how personal happiness can be measured
- Shows what can be done to improve happiness in societies
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)
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Does higher income increase happiness? Are people in rich countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, happier than those living elsewhere? Does losing one’s job make one unhappy? What is the role of genetic endowments inherited from our parents? How important are physical and emotional health to subjective life satisfaction? Do older people tend to be happier, or younger people? Are close social relationships necessary for happiness? Do political conditions, such as respect for human rights, democracy and autonomy, play a part? How can governments contribute to the population’s happiness? This book answers these questions on the basis of extensiveinterdisciplinary research reflecting the current state of knowledge.
The book will appeal to anyone interested in learning more about the various dimensions of personal well-being beyond the happiness-prosperity connection, as well as to policymakers looking for guidance on how to improve happiness in societies.
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“The book is well structured; after having a short introduction about the concept of happiness, we are guided through all the major economic questions, namely how to measure happiness, the possible determinants of happiness, and the relation of happiness to governments, consumption, management, religion, war, television and the digital world in general.” (Adam Tamas Tuboly, Journal of Economic Methodology, Vol. 26 (2), 2019)
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Book Title: Economics of Happiness
Authors: Bruno S. Frey
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75807-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75806-0Published: 08 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75807-7Published: 26 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2191-5504
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 75
Topics: Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Quality of Life Research, Positive Psychology, Behavioral/Experimental Economics