The Easterlin Paradox
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- Easterlin, Richard A. & O'Connor, Kelsey J., 2020. "The Easterlin Paradox," IZA Discussion Papers 13923, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
Easterlin Paradox; economic growth; income; happiness; life satisfaction; subjective well-being; long-term; short-term; trends; fluctuations; transition countries; less developed countries; developed countries;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
- O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HAP-2021-01-11 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-HPE-2021-01-11 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2021-01-11 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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