Happiness: Research and Policy Considerations

Bruno Frey and Jana Gallus
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Jana Gallus: Harvard University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Advances in Happiness Research, 2016, pp 9-21 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Some years ago, not even social science professionals knew about the modern, empirically orientated research on happiness. The situation has changed dramatically since then. Happiness research belongs to the hottest subjects not only in economics but far beyond. This fact is revealed by the great interest young scholars pay to the new subject.

Keywords: Life Satisfaction; Public Good; Social Welfare Function; European Monetary Union; Gross National Product (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55753-1_2

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