Happiness : a revolution in economics /
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| Author / Creator: | Frey, Bruno S. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. |
| Description: | xiii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Munich lectures in economics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7413595 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- I. Major Developments
- 1. Research on Happiness
- 2. The Relationship of Happiness to Utility
- 3. How Income Affects Happiness
- 4. How Unemployment Affects Happiness
- 5. How Inflation and Inequality Affect Happiness
- II. Pushing Ahead
- 6. The Public Sphere
- 7. Self-Employment and Voluntary Work
- 8. Marriage and Happiness
- 9. Watching Television
- 10. Procedural Utility
- 11. Mispredicting Utility
- 12. The Value of Public Goods
- II. Policy Consequences
- 13. Happiness Policies
- 14. Happiness and Political Institutions
- 15. A Revolution in Economics
- References
- Index
