{"product_id":"an-economists-lessons-on-happiness-farewell-dismal-science-9783030619619","title":"An Economist's Lessons on Happiness: Farewell Dismal Science!","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030619619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Richard a. Easterlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39397872402613,"sku":"9783030619619","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05bc1174-2faf-4815-b9bc-36a7802cae85.jpg?v=1615298359","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-economists-lessons-on-happiness-farewell-dismal-science-9783030619619","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}