Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
EM Strasbourg Business School
Course Title:
Economy of Happiness
Course Number:
EM1F4M55A1
Course Description:
“We live in a favored age and yet we do not feel favored.” The Progress Paradox sets out to explain “why capitalism and liberal democracy, both of which justify themselves on the grounds that they produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number, leave so much dissatisfaction in their wake.” Just how important to happiness is wealth? How important is marriage? Parenthood? Job satisfaction? Leisure time? Health? The rate of unemployment? The rate of economic growth? Democratic institutions? Social safety nets, etc.? In other words, how do various factors such as economic growth, unemployment and inflation, as well as institutional variables, affect individual well-being? Are people with a higher income happier than those who earn less? Can we find a correlation between happiness and GDP, both at the individual and national levels?
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
PHIL 251, ECON ---, INTS 299
Course URL:
https://intranet.em-strasbourg.eu/views/voir_cours.php?cours_code=EM1F4M55A1&cours_annee=2017
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