BIG Happiness

Mark Walker

Chapter Chapter 6 in Free Money for All, 2016, pp 119-142 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The academic study of happiness has undergone a revolution in the past 20 years or so. The work of psychologists, economists, sociologists, and other scientists today regularly make news headlines as the latest scientific investigations into happiness are brought to the public’s attention. Most scientific interest has been focused on the “determinants” of happiness: what things make people happier or unhappier. A partial list of possible determinants studied by scientists include genomes, education, health, illness, unemployment, marital status, friendships, altruistic behavior, age, sex, race, TV watching, and income.

Keywords: Life Satisfaction; Gross Domestic Product; Marginal Utility; Propositional Attitude; Homeless Person (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137471338_6

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