Happiness a revolution in economics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frey, Bruno S.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.
Series:Munich lectures in economics.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of 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.