On the curvature of the reporting function from objective reality to subjective feelings

Andrew Oswald

Economics Letters, 2008, vol. 100, issue 3, 369-372

Abstract: I suggest the idea of a reporting function, r(.), from reality to feelings. The 'happiness' literature claims we have demonstrated diminishing marginal utility of income. I show not, and that knowing r(.)'s curvature is crucial. A quasi-experiment on heights is studied.

Date: 2008
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