There is now a great deal of micro-econometric evidence, both cross-section and panel, showing that income is positively correlated with well-being. Yet the famous Easterlin paradox shows essentially no change in average happiness at the country level, despite spectacular rises in per capita GDP. We argue that survey well-being questions are indeed good proxy measures of utility, and resolve the Easterlin paradox by appealing to income comparisons: these can be to others (social comparisons) or to oneself in the past (habituation). We review a substantial amount of econometric, experimental and neurological literature consistent with comparisons, and then spell out the implications for a wide range of economic issues.Il existe une important...
This paper presents evidence of a positive but very small long run relationship between income growt...
The 'Easterlin Paradox' holds that economic growth in nations does not buy greater happiness for the...
Empirical analysis confirms the Easterlin Paradox: there is indeed a statistically significant and p...
There is now a great deal of micro-econometric evidence, both cross-section and panel, showing that ...
The “Easterlin paradox” suggests that there is no link between a society’s economic development and ...
The Easterlin Paradox refers to the fact that happiness data are typically stationary in spite of co...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
The “Easterlin paradox” suggests that there is no link between the economic development of a society...
This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries th...
. Is high-income one way to achieve happiness? The first two researchers to investigate the question...
This paper develops a formal economic theory to explain the Easterlin paradox-average happiness leve...
Abstract: The article analyzes the origin and development of the «economics of happiness»,...
The article analyzes the origin and development of the «economics of happiness», exploring how the s...
This paper presents evidence of a positive but very small long run relationship between income growt...
The 'Easterlin Paradox' holds that economic growth in nations does not buy greater happiness for the...
Empirical analysis confirms the Easterlin Paradox: there is indeed a statistically significant and p...
There is now a great deal of micro-econometric evidence, both cross-section and panel, showing that ...
The “Easterlin paradox” suggests that there is no link between a society’s economic development and ...
The Easterlin Paradox refers to the fact that happiness data are typically stationary in spite of co...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happ...
The “Easterlin paradox” suggests that there is no link between the economic development of a society...
This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries th...
. Is high-income one way to achieve happiness? The first two researchers to investigate the question...
This paper develops a formal economic theory to explain the Easterlin paradox-average happiness leve...
Abstract: The article analyzes the origin and development of the «economics of happiness»,...
The article analyzes the origin and development of the «economics of happiness», exploring how the s...
This paper presents evidence of a positive but very small long run relationship between income growt...
The 'Easterlin Paradox' holds that economic growth in nations does not buy greater happiness for the...
Empirical analysis confirms the Easterlin Paradox: there is indeed a statistically significant and p...