Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness

Contents:

1 Happiness and wellbeing: past foundations, modern
evidence and future paths 1
Luigino Bruni, Dalila De Rosa and Alessandra Smerilli
2 What future happiness research? 17
Bruno Frey

PART I HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
ON THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS
3 Aristotle, eudaimonia, neuroscience and economics 29
Jeffrey Sachs
4 The economics of eudaimonia 46
Maurizio Pugno
5 Felicitas publica : the southern spirit of capitalism 67
Luigino Bruni
6 'Naturaliter homo homini amicus est': economy, happiness and
relationships in Aquinas' thought 95
Paolo Santori

PART II METHODS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR
THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS
7 Complexity and wellbeing: measurement and analysis 113
Filomena Maggino and Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo
8 Growth and happiness in China, 1990-2015 129
Richard A. Easterlin, Fei Wang and Shun Wang
9 Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox 162
Francesco Sarracino and Kelsey J. O'Connor

PART III EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE
ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS
10 The effect of physical activity on subjective well-being: the
case for exercise 190
Mario Lucchini, Egidio Riva and Luca Crivelli
11 Standing together: is family a resilience factor for subjective
wellbeing? 215
Dalila De Rosa and Matteo Rizzolli
12 Cooperatives and happiness: cross-country evidence on the
role of relational capital 243
Luigino Bruni, Dalila De Rosa and Giovanni Ferri
13 The relationship between migrant acceptance and wellbeing:
evidence
from the Gallup Migrant Acceptance Index 279
Neli Esipova, Julie Ray and Anita Pugliese

Index 305

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• Economia comportamental
• Teoria e filosofia económica

Happiness; life satisfaction; wellbeing; eudemonia; Happiness Paradox; complexity