ESC

Lingua Insegnamento:

inglese/italiano
Testi di riferimento:

Layard, Lesson from a new science: Happiness Economics
Obiettivi formativi:

At the end of this course, students are expected to:
- describe and explain the historical perspective of economists on well-being and welfare;
- explain, defend, and critique the subjective well-being literature, specifically taking into account the effects of income and employment on individuals’ perceived well-being;
- compare and contrast proposed measurement tools for well-being, including the methodological views that underlie these instruments.
Prerequisiti:
Metodi didattici:

lectures and presentations
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento:

the written and oral exam
Sostenibilità:
Altre Informazioni:

l'economia della felicità
il paradosso di Easterlin
le determinanti del benessere
capitale sociale
beni relazionali

- The historical evolution of happiness economics;
- The Easterlin paradox;
- the subjective and objective wellbeing;
- money and happiness;
- Happiness or gap?;
- the determinants of wellbeing;
- Social capital and relation goods