UID:
edocfu_9960950729602883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 240 p.) :
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-262-26072-7
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1-282-10016-5
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9786612100161
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0-262-27321-7
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1-4356-4788-2
Series Statement:
Munich lectures in economics
Content:
In this text a leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the qualification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze. Emphasizing empirical evidence rather than theoretical conjectures, Frey substantiates the need for happiness research.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-262-51495-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-262-06277-1
Language:
English
