Economics of Happiness

• Main Author: Frey, Bruno S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Welfare economics.; Quality of life.; Positive psychology.; Behavioral economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.; Quality of Life Research.; Positive Psychology.; Behavioral/Experimental Economics.

This book focuses on what makes people happy. The author explains methods for measuring subjective life satisfaction and well-being by discussing economic and sociodemographic factors, as well as the psychological, cultural and political dimensions of personal happiness. Does higher income increase...