Does happiness matter?
Economically Speaking: Yes, very much, but not as a replacement for GDP as a measure.
John McDermott
Tue, 10 Sep 2019
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The word happiness is a bit generic really. It can mean anything from acceptance (I’d be happy to do that for you) to someone’s definitive life goal (I just want to be happy). The formal economics research literature is more careful and refers to happiness as “subjective well-being.”
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John McDermott
Tue, 10 Sep 2019
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