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The second in a series of books published with the IZA, this volume presents Richard Easterlin's outstanding research on the analysis of subjective well-being, and on the relationship between demographic developments and economic outcomes. In both fields, his work has laid the foundations for enlarging the scope of traditional economic analysis and has increased our understanding of behaviour in several important domains, such as fertility choices, labour market behaviour, and the determinants of individual well-being.In various seminal contributions, Easterlin has demonstrated the importance of material aspirations and relative economic status for human behaviour. This book is a collection of 11 of his key papers, revised and edited to make a cohesive book. New material includes an Introduction from the editors, two section Introductions from Easterlin, and an Epilogue from Easterlin.

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Author:   Richard A. Easterlin (University Professor and Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA) ,  Holger Hinte (Head of Publication at the IZA) ,  Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director of the IZA and Professor of Economics, University of Bonn, Germany)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9780199597093

ISBN 10:   019959709
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction by the Editors: Shaping the Economics of Happiness- The Fundamental Contributions of Richard Easterlin II. Growth and Happiness Introduction 1: Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot? Some Empirical Evidence 2: Will Raising the Incomes of All Increase the Happiness of All? 3: Happiness and Economic Growth: Does the Cross-Section Predict Time Trends? Evidence from Developing Countries 4: Lost in Transition: Life Satisfaction on the Road to Capitalism 5: Happiness and Growth the World Over: Time Series Evidence on the Happiness-Income Paradox III. Life Cycle Happiness Introduction 6: Income and Happiness: Towards a Unified Theory 7: Life Cycle Happiness and its Sources: Intersections of Psychology, Economics, and Demography 8: The Cross-Over in the Life Cycle Happiness of American Women and Men 9: Aspirations, Attainments, and Satisfaction: Life Cycle Differences between American Women and Men 10: Happiness and Domain Satisfaction: New Directions for the Economics of Happiness 11: Explaining Happiness IV. Epilogue

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Richard A. Easterlin is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a former Guggenheim Fellow, and Past President of the Population Association of America, and the Economic History Association. He was awarded the 2009 IZA Prize in Labour Economics.

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