{"product_id":"an-economists-lessons-on-happiness","title":"An Economists Lessons On Happiness","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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314253144446,"sku":"NW9783030619619","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9783030619619.jpg?v=1778712999","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/an-economists-lessons-on-happiness","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}