A clue to the paradox of happiness

This paper presents evidence from the 1976 survey of Americans’ mental health that married altruists are more likely to report themselves very happy than people with other personality dispositions, if family income and family size are held constant. Altruistic husbands exhibit diminishing marginal u...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of economic behavior & organization 2001-07, Vol.45 (3), p.293-300
1. Verfasser:	Phelps, Charlotte D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altruism Diminishing marginal utility Economic behaviour Economic organization Economic psychology Economic theory Family Family income Fertility Happiness Mental health Personality Studies Subjectivity Utility functions Welfare Welfare economics Well-being
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