Measuring happiness : the economics of well-being

Weimann, Joachim, 1956- (Author). Knabe, Andreas. (Added Author). Schöb, Ronnie (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780262028448 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: x, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: The Economics of Happiness and Its Most Important Results -- The End of Materialism? -- Economists' Way of Thinking: "More Is Better Than Less" -- The Easterlin Attack -- If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy, What Then? -- The Economic Determinants of Happiness -- What Is to Be Done If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy? -- Part II: What Is Happiness Research Telling Us? -- Are We Measuring Correctly? -- How Much Truth Is There in the Easterlin Paradox? -- Unemployed and Happy?! -- The Importance of Relative Position -- Conclusion.