individuals' self-determined "pursuit" of happiness. We suggest to substantiate what it means to "pursue" happiness, in particular … pursuit of happiness has interesting practical policy implications. -- subjective well-being ; happiness ; welfare economics …

stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …

After having been ignored for a long time by economists, happiness is becoming an object of serious research in 21st … century economics. In Section 2 we sketch the present status of happiness economics. In Section 3 we consider the practical … applicability of happiness economics, retaining the assumption of ordinal individual utilities. In Section 4 we introduce a cardinal …

stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. -- Economics ; happiness ; life …

employment and a generous and comprehensive social safety net do increase happiness. Such policies are arguably affordable not …. These conclusions are suggested by an analysis of a wide range of evidence on happiness in countries throughout the world …

stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … of where the economic research on happiness stands and of three directions it might develop. First, it offers new ways … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy …

After having been ignored for a long time by economists, happiness is becoming an object of serious research in 21st … century economics. In Section 2 we sketch the present status of happiness economics. In Section 3 we consider the practical … applicability of happiness economics, retaining the assumption of ordinal individual utilities. In Section 4 we introduce a cardinal …