| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Munich lectures in economics
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Munich lectures in economics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-236) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Happiness -- Economic aspects.
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Happiness -- Economic aspects. |
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Happiness. |
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Economics -- Psychological aspects.
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Economics -- Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Stutzer, Alois, author.
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Benz, Matthias, 1973- author.
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Meier, Stephan, 1972- author.
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Luechinger, Simon, author.
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Benesch, Christine, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Frey, Bruno S. Happiness. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008 9780262062770 0262062771 (DLC) 2007038248 (OCoLC)173182727 |
| ISBN |
9780262273213 (electronic book) |
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0262273217 (electronic book) |
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9781435647886 (electronic book) |
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1435647882 (electronic book) |
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0262062771 (electronic book) |
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9780262062770 (electronic book) |
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1282100165 |
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9781282100169 |
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