Utility Maximisation as a Pathway for Maximisation of Happiness

It is hypothesized that pursuit of human happiness is carried out through adaptive change in utility functions by drawing lessons from, in an ex-post manner, the effect of short run utility maximizing choices on utility possibilities. A reference frame for future research is designed to check the truth of this hypothesis which would draw on the methodology already in use for conducting happiness surveys.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Mitra, Siddhartha
Published in:	Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal. - Croatian Interdisciplinary Society Provider Homepage: http://indecs.eu, ISSN 1334-4676. - Vol. 11.2013, 3, p. 302-309
Publisher:	Croatian Interdisciplinary Society Provider Homepage: http://indecs.eu
Subject:	happiness \| utility maximisation

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	i15
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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