{"product_id":"an-economists-lessons-on-happiness-farewell-dismal-science-paperback","title":"An Economist's Lessons on Happiness: Farewell Dismal Science! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard a. Easterlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce called the \"dismal science,\" economics now offers prescriptions for improving people's happiness. In this book Richard Easterlin, the \"father of happiness economics,\" draws on a half-century of his own research and that conducted by fellow economists and psychologists to answer in plain language questions like: Can happiness be measured? Will more money make me happier? What about finding a partner? Getting married? Having a baby? More exercise? Does religion help? Who is happier--women or men, young or old, rich or poor? How does happiness change as we go through different stages of life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic policy is also in the mix: Can the government increase people's happiness? \u003ci\u003eShould\u003c\/i\u003e the government increase their happiness? Which countries are the happiest and why? Does a country need to be rich to be happy? Does economic growth improve the human lot? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some of the answers are surprising (no, more money won't do the trick; neither will economic growth; babies are a mixed blessing!), but they are all based on reason and well-vetted evidence from the fields of economics and psychology. In closing, Easterlin traces the genesis of the ongoing \"Happiness Revolution\" and considers its implications for people's lives down the road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce called the \"dismal science,\" economics now offers prescriptions for improving people's happiness. In this book Richard Easterlin, the \"father of happiness economics,\" draws on a half-century of his own research and that conducted by fellow economists and psychologists to answer in plain language questions like: Can happiness be measured? Will more money make me happier? What about finding a partner? Getting married? Having a baby? More exercise? Does religion help? Who is happier--women or men, young or old, rich or poor? How does happiness change as we go through different stages of life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic policy is also in the mix: Can the government increase people's happiness? \u003ci\u003eShould\u003c\/i\u003e the government increase their happiness? Which countries are the happiest and why? Does a country need to be rich to be happy? Does economic growth improve the human lot?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the answers are surprising (no, more money won't do the trick; neither will economic growth; babies are a mixed blessing!), but they are all based on reason and well-vetted evidence from the fields of economics and psychology. In closing, Easterlin traces the genesis of the ongoing \"Happiness Revolution\" and considers its implications for people's lives down the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard A. Easterlin is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a former president of the Population Association of America, Economic History Association and Western Economic Association International. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 179\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787884527904,"sku":"9783030619619","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ff589ca02b14724feb8676ce186824c.webp?v=1780653496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-economists-lessons-on-happiness-farewell-dismal-science-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}