{"product_id":"9783030619619","title":"An Economist’s Lessons on Happiness: Farewell Dismal Science!","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAn Economist’s Lessons on Happiness: Farewell Dismal Science!\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEasterlin, Richard A.\u003c\/h2\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\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-03-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030619619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-61962-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 179\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44809697460364,"sku":"9783030619619","price":20.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030619619.jpg?v=1778002890","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030619619","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}