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Autore |
Weimann Joachim <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Measuring happiness : the economics of well-being / / Joachim Weimann, Andreas Knabe, and Ronnie Schòˆb |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2015] |
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ISBN |
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9780262323727 |
0262323729 |
9780262529761 |
0262529769 |
9780262323710 |
0262323710 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Quality of life - Economic aspects |
Well-being - Economic aspects |
Happiness - Economic aspects |
Money - Psychological aspects |
Wealth - Psychological aspects |
Economics - Psychological aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; I The Economics of Happiness and Its Most Important Results; 1 The End of Materialism?; 2 Economists' Way of Thinking: "More Is Better Than Less"; 3 The Easterlin Attack; 4 If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy, What Then?; 5 The Economic Determinants of Happiness; 6 What Is to Be Done If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy?; II What Is Happiness Research Telling Us?; 7 Are We Measuring Correctly?; 8 How Much Truth Is There in the Easterlin Paradox?; 9 Unemployed and Happy?!; 10 The Importance of Relative Position; 11 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An investigation of the happiness-prosperity connection and whether economists can measure well-being. |
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