The economics of happiness and its most important results. The end of materialism? -- Economists' way of thinking : "more is better than less" -- The Easterlin attack -- If money doesn't make us happy, what then? -- The economic determinants of happiness -- What is to be done if money doesn't make us happy? -- What is happiness research telling us? Are we measuring correctly? -- How much truth is there in the Easterlin Paradox? -- Unemployed and happy?! -- The importance of relative position -- Conclusion
Summary
An investigation of the happiness-prosperity connection and whether economists can measure well-being
