Income and Happiness
There is a bit more nuance to the question of whether income can affect your happiness. It comes down to the difference between emotional well-being and life satisfaction.
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Chapter Index
- 00:00 | Intro
- 00:25 | Chapter begins
- 08:26 | Outro
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References
- Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Re-Assessing the Easterlin Paradox, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, 2008. Brookings Panel on Economic Activity.
http://bpp.wharton.upenn.edu/betseys/papers/Happiness.pdf - Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll, Angus Deaton, 2008. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(2). pp. 53-72.
http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.22.2.53 - Does Inequality Make Us Unhappy?, Jonah Lehrer, 2011. Wired.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/does-inequality-make-us-unhappy/ - The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being, Carol Graham, 2011. Brookings Institution Press. p. 22.
- High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being, Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, 2010. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/38/16489.full
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- Chapter Text and comment section: Chapter 14: Income and Happiness | Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That's OK
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