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Author Frey, Bruno S.

Title Happiness [electronic resource] : a revolution in economics / Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.].

Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiii, 240 p. : ill.
Series Munich lectures in economics
Munich lectures in economics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Happiness -- Economic aspects.
Economics -- Psychological aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780262062770 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262062771 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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