Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Things economists say about happiness

From Derek Thompson, things that economists have shown tend to make people and countries happier:
  • being richer, but only up to about $75k or so, after that, not so much
  • living in a democracy
  • working more but not too much
  • being self-employed
And things that economists have shown tend to make people and countries unhappier:
  • inequality
  • unemployment
  • inflation
  • working too much
  • commuting too much
  • carrying too much debt






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