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Frey, Bruno S.

Happiness a revolution in economics / [electronic resource] : Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer ... [et al.]. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. - xiii, 240 p. : ill. - Munich lectures in economics . - Munich lectures in economics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Happiness--Economic aspects.
Economics--Psychological aspects.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BF575.H27 / F74 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 330.01