Measuring happiness: the economics of well-being

Preface

I The Economics of Happiness and Its Most Important Results

1. The End of Materialism?

2. Economists' Way of Thinking: "More Is Better Than Less"

3. The Easterlin Attack

4. If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy, What Then?

5. The Economic Determinants of Happiness

6. What Is to Be Done If Money Doesn't Make Us Happy?

II What Is Happiness Research Telling Us?

7. Are We Measuring Correctly?

8. How Much Truth Is There in the Easterlin Paradox?

9. Unemployed and Happy?!

10. The Importance of Relative Position

11. Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

References

Index

The economics of happiness and its most important results. The end of materialism?

Economists' way of thinking : "more is better than less"

The Easterlin attack

If money doesn't make us happy, what then?

The economic determinants of happiness

What is to be done if money doesn't make us happy?

What is happiness research telling us? Are we measuring correctly?

How much truth is there in the Easterlin Paradox?

Unemployed and happy?!

The importance of relative position

Conclusion.