As he's done so many times before, Ross Gittins, the well known and well qualified economics writer for the Sydney Morning Herald has again, today, clearly and succinctly summed up the relationships between money and happiness. He begins with the simple question...
Check out this interesting article exploring the role of happiness in political and econcomic policy decision making...
Those of you who live in Sydney or Melbourne may well be familiar with the writings (in the SMH and Age) of Ross Gittins, resident economics writer who's contributed much in recent years to the discussions on the relationship between economics and positive psychology. Well, I'm very...
Bernanke on the economics of happiness - from the Examiner Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the graduating class of 2010 at the University of South Carolina. In an effort to be more interesting than financial economics, Bernanke_ã_s specialty, might allow, the Chairman instead...
Is happiness real? Is it possible that happiness is a tangible asset whose value can be measured and quantified? Think about owning a bar of gold. Its value is simply a reflection of various macroeconomic variables. The gold bar is nothing more than a talismanic...
PETER MARTIN - Brisbane Times November 16, 2009 WHAT'S a marriage worth? To an Aussie male, about $32,000. That's the lump sum Professor Paul Frijters says the man would need to receive out of the blue to make him as happy as his marriage will over his...
A Nobelist Joins Those Pursuing Well-Being Over Growth By Andrew C. Revkin A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, has joined the circle of economists convinced that the world needs new ways of measuring progress as human numbers and appetites butt up against the planet_ã_s limits and old...
