{"product_id":"happiness-and-economics-how-the-economy-and-institutions-affect-human-wellbeing-9780691069982","title":"Happiness and Economics  How the Economy and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 support the unfashionable proposition that subjective well-being is indeed something that economists can and should study, and they marshal a strong case in favor of this view.\"--David Throsby, Times Literary Supplement \"A major breakthrough in economic research.\"--R.E. Lane, Journal of Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  PART I: Setting the Stage  CHAPTER 1: Happiness 3  CHAPTER 2: Well-Being and Economics 19  CHAPTER 3: Personality and Socio-Demograohic Influences on happiness 49  PART II: Economic Effects on Happiness  CHAPTER 4: Income 73  CHAPTER 5: Employment 95  CHAPTER 6: Inflation 111  PART III: Political Effects on Happiness  CHAPTER 7: The Current Politico-Economic Process 121  CHAPTER 8: Constitution: Popular Referenda and Federalism 133  CHAPTER 9: Outcome and Process 153  PART IV: Conclusions  CHAPTER 10: Happiness Inspires Economics 171  APPENDIX A 185  APPENDIX B 191  References 195  Data Sources 215  Index 217","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403707490647,"sku":"9780691069982","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691069982.jpg?v=1730484318","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/happiness-and-economics-how-the-economy-and-institutions-affect-human-wellbeing-9780691069982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}