LEADER 04086nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910967417103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612964411 010 $a9781282964419 010 $a1282964410 010 $a9781400829262 010 $a1400829267 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400829262 035 $a(CKB)1000000000380936 035 $a(EBL)646754 035 $a(OCoLC)701704241 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000469850 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11330408 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469850 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10512073 035 $a(PQKB)11404081 035 $a(OCoLC)707924298 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36894 035 $a(DE-B1597)446760 035 $a(OCoLC)979745133 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400829262 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL646754 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10442053 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL296441 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC646754 035 $a(Perlego)735005 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)10294979 035 $a(FRCYB10294979)10294979 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000380936 100 $a20010912d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHappiness and economics $ehow the economy and institutions affect well-being /$fBruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer 205 $aCore Textbook 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780691069975 311 08$a0691069972 311 08$a9780691069982 311 08$a0691069980 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Setting the stage -- pt. 2. Economic effects on happiness -- pt. 3. Political effects on happiness -- pt. 4. Conclusions. 330 $aCuriously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is an ''unscientific'' concept. This is the first book to establish empirically the link between happiness and economics--and between happiness and democracy. Two respected economists, Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer, integrate insights and findings from psychology, where attempts to measure quality of life are well-documented, as well as from sociology and political science. They demonstrate how micro- and macro-economic conditions in the form of income, unemployment, and inflation affect happiness. The research is centered on Switzerland, whose varying degrees of direct democracy from one canton to another, all within a single economy, allow for political effects to be isolated from economic effects. Not surprisingly, the authors confirm that unemployment and inflation nurture unhappiness. Their most striking revelation, however, is that the more developed the democratic institutions and the degree of local autonomy, the more satisfied people are with their lives. While such factors as rising income increase personal happiness only minimally, institutions that facilitate more individual involvement in politics (such as referendums) have a substantial effect. For countries such as the United States, where disillusionment with politics seems to be on the rise, such findings are especially significant. By applying econometrics to a real-world issue of general concern and yielding surprising results, Happiness and Economics promises to spark healthy debate over a wide range of the social sciences. 606 $aHappiness$xEconomic aspects 606 $aEconomics$xPsychological aspects 606 $aWell-being 615 0$aHappiness$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aEconomics$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aWell-being. 676 $a174 700 $aFrey$b Bruno S$0121764 701 $aStutzer$b Alois$0282072 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967417103321 996 $aHappiness and economics$9673208 997 $aUNINA