An economist’s lessons on happiness: (Record no. 4570)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9783030619619 |
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| Classification number | 330.019 |
| Item number | EAS |
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| Personal name | Easterlin, Richard A. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An economist’s lessons on happiness: |
| Remainder of title | farewell dismal science! |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Springer |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Switzerland |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 179 p. |
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| Price type code | EURO |
| Price amount | 15.99 |
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| Summary, etc. | About this book<br/>Once called the “dismal science,” economics now offers prescriptions for improving people’s happiness. In this book Richard Easterlin, the “father of happiness economics,” draws on a half-century of his own research and that conducted by fellow economists and psychologists to answer in plain language questions like: Can happiness be measured? Will more money make me happier? What about finding a partner? Getting married? Having a baby? More exercise? Does religion help? Who is happier—women or men, young or old, rich or poor? How does happiness change as we go through different stages of life?<br/><br/>Public policy is also in the mix: Can the government increase people’s happiness? Should the government increase their happiness? Which countries are the happiest and why? Does a country need to be rich to be happy? Does economic growth improve the human lot?<br/><br/>Some of the answers are surprising (no, more money won’t do the trick; neither will economic growth; babies are a mixed blessing!), but they are all based on reason and well-vetted evidence from the fields of economics and psychology. In closing, Easterlin traces the genesis of the ongoing “Happiness Revolution” and considers its implications for people’s lives down the road. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economics--Psychological aspects |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Quality of life |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Happiness--Economic aspects |
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