{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard A. Easterlin is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a former president of the Population Association of America, Economic History Association and Western Economic Association International. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443605639442,"sku":"9783030619619","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24af69b4-d076-4055-ba1c-732ca239b76a.jpg?v=1729674586","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-economists-lessons-on-happiness-farewell-dismal-science-9783030619619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}