Happiness : a revolution in economics /
By: Frey, Bruno S
Material type: BookSeries: Munich lectures in economics.Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.Description: xiii, 240 p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780262062770 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0262062771 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Happiness -- Economic aspects | Economics -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 330.01 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 330.01 FR HA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0033775 |
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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.