Happiness : a revolution in economics / / Bruno S. Frey, in collaboration with Alois Stutzer, Matthias Benz, Stephan Meier, Simon Luechinger, and Christine Benesch

• Autore: Frey Bruno S.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts, : MIT Press, ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 240 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 330.01
• Soggetto topico: Happiness - Economic aspects; Economics - Psychological aspects
• Soggetto non controllato: ECONOMICS/General; COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/General
• Persona (resp. second.): StutzerAlois; BenzMatthias <1973->; MeierStephan (Economist); LuechingerSimon; BeneschChristine
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this text a leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the qualification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze. Emphasizing empirical evidence rather than theoretical conjectures, Frey substantiates the need for happiness research.
• Titolo autorizzato: Happiness
• ISBN: 0-262-26072-7; 1-282-10016-5; 9786612100161; 0-262-27321-7; 1-4356-4788-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781807303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Munich lectures in economics.