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Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being
Bruno S. Frey
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Description for Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being
Paperback. Offers a link between happiness and economics - and between happiness and democracy. This book demonstrates how micro- and macro-economic conditions in the form of income, unemployment, and inflation affect happiness. It shows that the more developed the democratic institutions and the degree of local autonomy, the more satisfied people are. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JH; KCA; KCB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Curiously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is an "unscientific" concept. This is the first book to establish empirically the link between happiness and economics--and between happiness and democracy. Two respected economists, Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer, integrate insights and findings from psychology, where attempts to measure quality of life are well-documented, as well as from sociology and political science. They demonstrate how micro- and macro-economic conditions in the form of income, unemployment, and inflation affect happiness. The research ... Read more
Curiously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is an "unscientific" concept. This is the first book to establish empirically the link between happiness and economics--and between happiness and democracy. Two respected economists, Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer, integrate insights and findings from psychology, where attempts to measure quality of life are well-documented, as well as from sociology and political science. They demonstrate how micro- and macro-economic conditions in the form of income, unemployment, and inflation affect happiness. The research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691069982
SKU
V9780691069982
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About Bruno S. Frey
Bruno Frey is Professor of Economics at the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics in Zurich. He is the author of Economics as a Science of Human Behavior, Not Just for the Money. An Economic Theory of Personal Motivation: The New Democratic Federalism for Europe and Inspiring Economics. Alois Stutzer is a lecturer on the theory of economic policy at ... Read more
Reviews for Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being
"Frey and Stutzer are highly successful in their effort to synthesize
from an economic perspective
happiness research from a variety of disciplines and to extend that research, using an economic orientation."
Choice "With commendable expertise [the authors] integrate explanations of human well-being from psychology, sociology and political science with the few studies of happiness that have been undertaken by economists... Frey and Stutzer ... Read more
from an economic perspective
happiness research from a variety of disciplines and to extend that research, using an economic orientation."
Choice "With commendable expertise [the authors] integrate explanations of human well-being from psychology, sociology and political science with the few studies of happiness that have been undertaken by economists... Frey and Stutzer ... Read more