Happiness and War

Bruno Frey

Chapter Chapter 13 in Economics of Happiness, 2018, pp 63-70 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A crucial question of happiness research is how people who died in military conflicts should be treated. The present procedure of surveying the living does not consider the potential future happiness of the deceased. Alternatively, the well-being lost by the people who died in a war can be calculated. There are some benefits of war to individuals such as feelings of solidarity, mutual support, and national pride, as well as “combat flow”. There may also be an “afterglow” that glorifies the combat experience. Research results indicate a substantial loss in well-being due to terrorist incidents.

Keywords: Military conflict; War; Battle; Combat flow; Afterglow; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Suicide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75807-7_13

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