The economics of happiness
An approach to Portuguese economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2434556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Cristina Ribeiro, Sandra Ribeiro (0000-0002-6767-0151, Autonomous University of Lisbon), António Duarte Santos (0000-0002-2773-1829, Autonomous University of Lisbon) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 197-212 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economics & Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2071-789X • E-ISSN: 2306-3459 |
| Publisher | Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.14254/2071-789x.2019/12-4/12 |
| OpenAlex | W2998967717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
One of the major motivational sources humans have is feeling happy. The issue of Happiness has been studied since Ancient Greece. Recently, though, this has become a research topic in social fields such as Economics. In the past three decades, studies have been made on Happiness in the frameworks of Economics. However, not many of them concerned the Economics of Happiness, since it is a relatively new research field. Thus, our study aims to present a literature review that includes references to the main factors behind the increase of happiness, as well as the relation between economics and happiness. We also offer our own validity analysis methodology in which Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is considered as an indicator of excellence representing the population's satisfaction level, evidencing the restraints and limitations to national income. We will describe the elements of the Well-Being Index of Portugal for 2004 to 2017 and link them to the country's position in the World Happiness Index and in the world GDP. Considering that national wealth is one of the elements in the analysis of Happiness, there is a positive relation between the two variables in the referred time span. However, our analysis has led us to discover other variables, more relevant for the analysis of the happiness level and thus the results are debatable.
Classical economics · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Happiness · Neoclassical economics · Portuguese · Positive economics · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Regional resilience and development · Social Psychology
The Origins of Happiness
Do subjective indicators measure welfare
Desenvolvimento como liberdade
The Political Economy of Human Happiness
The GDP paradox
Happiness and Economic Performance
Happiness, Economy and Institutions
The economics of happiness
Social comparisons of income in one's community
Relative Income, Happiness, and Utility
The Theory of Political Economy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |