Edited by Luigino Bruni, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Law, Economics, Politics and Modern languages, LUMSA University and the late Pier Luigi Porta, formerly Professor of Economics, University Milano-Bicocca, Italy

'Whether you're looking for economic realities expressed through mathematical formulae, classical history, Immanuel Kant's ethics, or sustainable development, there's something here for you. . . I suggest that you read it.'

• Contents:IntroductionLuigino Bruni and Pier Luigi PortaPART I: LESSONS FROM THE PAST1. Happiness, Wealth and Utility in Ancient ThoughtGloria Vivenza2. The ‘Technology of Happiness’ and the Tradition of Economic ScienceLuigino Bruni3. Human Needs Hierarchy and Happiness: Evidence from the Late Pre-Classical and Classical EconomicsStravos Drakopoulos and Anastasios Karayiannis4. Jeremy Bentham’s Quantitative Analysis of Happiness and its Asymmetries Marco E.L. Guidi5. Public Happiness and Civil SocietyPier Luigi Porta and Roberto Scazzieri6. Kant on Civilization, Moralization and the Paradox of HappinessSergio CremaschiPART II: UNDERSTANDING THE PARADOX OF HAPPINESS7. If Happiness is so Important, Why Do We Know So Little About It?Marina Bianchi8. Well-being and Consumption: Towards a Theoretical Approach Based on Human Need SatisfactionMonica Guillen Royo9. Enjoyment of Life, the Structure of Time and Economic DynamicsMario Cogoy10. Experienced Versus Decision Utility of Income: Relative or Absolute HappinessMaarten Vendrik and Johannes Hirata11. Past Product Experiences as Determinants of Happiness with Target Product Experiences: Implications for Subjective Well-beingRajagopal Raghunathan and Julie R. Irwin12. The Life Plan View of Happiness and the Paradoxes of HappinessMark ChekolaPART III: RELATIONAL GOODS13. The Income–Unhappiness Paradox: A Relational Goods/Baumol Disease ExplanationLeonardo Becchetti and Marika Santoro14. The Subjective Well-being Paradox: A Suggested Solution Based on Relational GoodsMaurizio Pugno15. The Not-So-Fragile Fragility of Goodness: The Responsive Quality of Fiduciary RelationshipsVittorio Pelligra16. Happiness, Morality and Game TheoryLuca Zarri17. Why are People so Unhappy? Why do They Strive so Hard for Money? Competing Explanations of the Broken Promises of Economic GrowthStefano Bartolini18. On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration EffectDonald Cox and Oded StarkPART IV: DATA AND POLICIES19. Values and Happiness in Mexico: The Case of the Metropolitan City of MonterreyJose de Jesus Garcia, Nicole Christa Fuentes, Salvador A. Borrego, Monica D. Gutierrez and Alejandro Tapia20. Happiness, Satisfaction and Socioeconomic Conditions: Some International EvidenceAmado Peiró21. Happiness and the Standard of Living: The Case of South AfricaNattavudh Powdthavee22. Federalism Versus Social Citizenship: Investigating the Preference for Equity in Health CareLuca Crivelli, Gianfranco Domenighetti and Massimo Filippini23. Happiness and Sustainability: A Modern ParadoxSilva Marzetti Dall’Aste Brandolini24. Ideals, Conformism and Reciprocity: A Model of Individual Choice with Conformist Motivations, and an Application to the Not-for-Profit CaseLorenzo Sacconi and Gianluca GrimaldaIndex

Edited by Luigino Bruni, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Law, Economics, Politics and Modern languages, LUMSA University and the late Pier Luigi Porta, formerly Professor of Economics, University Milano-Bicocca, Italy

'Whether you're looking for economic realities expressed through mathematical formulae, classical history, Immanuel Kant's ethics, or sustainable development, there's something here for you. . . I suggest that you read it.'

• Contents:IntroductionLuigino Bruni and Pier Luigi PortaPART I: LESSONS FROM THE PAST1. Happiness, Wealth and Utility in Ancient ThoughtGloria Vivenza2. The ‘Technology of Happiness’ and the Tradition of Economic ScienceLuigino Bruni3. Human Needs Hierarchy and Happiness: Evidence from the Late Pre-Classical and Classical EconomicsStravos Drakopoulos and Anastasios Karayiannis4. Jeremy Bentham’s Quantitative Analysis of Happiness and its Asymmetries Marco E.L. Guidi5. Public Happiness and Civil SocietyPier Luigi Porta and Roberto Scazzieri6. Kant on Civilization, Moralization and the Paradox of HappinessSergio CremaschiPART II: UNDERSTANDING THE PARADOX OF HAPPINESS7. If Happiness is so Important, Why Do We Know So Little About It?Marina Bianchi8. Well-being and Consumption: Towards a Theoretical Approach Based on Human Need SatisfactionMonica Guillen Royo9. Enjoyment of Life, the Structure of Time and Economic DynamicsMario Cogoy10. Experienced Versus Decision Utility of Income: Relative or Absolute HappinessMaarten Vendrik and Johannes Hirata11. Past Product Experiences as Determinants of Happiness with Target Product Experiences: Implications for Subjective Well-beingRajagopal Raghunathan and Julie R. Irwin12. The Life Plan View of Happiness and the Paradoxes of HappinessMark ChekolaPART III: RELATIONAL GOODS13. The Income–Unhappiness Paradox: A Relational Goods/Baumol Disease ExplanationLeonardo Becchetti and Marika Santoro14. The Subjective Well-being Paradox: A Suggested Solution Based on Relational GoodsMaurizio Pugno15. The Not-So-Fragile Fragility of Goodness: The Responsive Quality of Fiduciary RelationshipsVittorio Pelligra16. Happiness, Morality and Game TheoryLuca Zarri17. Why are People so Unhappy? Why do They Strive so Hard for Money? Competing Explanations of the Broken Promises of Economic GrowthStefano Bartolini18. On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration EffectDonald Cox and Oded StarkPART IV: DATA AND POLICIES19. Values and Happiness in Mexico: The Case of the Metropolitan City of MonterreyJose de Jesus Garcia, Nicole Christa Fuentes, Salvador A. Borrego, Monica D. Gutierrez and Alejandro Tapia20. Happiness, Satisfaction and Socioeconomic Conditions: Some International EvidenceAmado Peiró21. Happiness and the Standard of Living: The Case of South AfricaNattavudh Powdthavee22. Federalism Versus Social Citizenship: Investigating the Preference for Equity in Health CareLuca Crivelli, Gianfranco Domenighetti and Massimo Filippini23. Happiness and Sustainability: A Modern ParadoxSilva Marzetti Dall’Aste Brandolini24. Ideals, Conformism and Reciprocity: A Model of Individual Choice with Conformist Motivations, and an Application to the Not-for-Profit CaseLorenzo Sacconi and Gianluca GrimaldaIndex

Edited by Luigino Bruni, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Law, Economics, Politics and Modern languages, LUMSA University and the late Pier Luigi Porta, formerly Professor of Economics, University Milano-Bicocca, Italy

'Whether you're looking for economic realities expressed through mathematical formulae, classical history, Immanuel Kant's ethics, or sustainable development, there's something here for you. . . I suggest that you read it.'

• Contents:IntroductionLuigino Bruni and Pier Luigi PortaPART I: LESSONS FROM THE PAST1. Happiness, Wealth and Utility in Ancient ThoughtGloria Vivenza2. The ‘Technology of Happiness’ and the Tradition of Economic ScienceLuigino Bruni3. Human Needs Hierarchy and Happiness: Evidence from the Late Pre-Classical and Classical EconomicsStravos Drakopoulos and Anastasios Karayiannis4. Jeremy Bentham’s Quantitative Analysis of Happiness and its Asymmetries Marco E.L. Guidi5. Public Happiness and Civil SocietyPier Luigi Porta and Roberto Scazzieri6. Kant on Civilization, Moralization and the Paradox of HappinessSergio CremaschiPART II: UNDERSTANDING THE PARADOX OF HAPPINESS7. If Happiness is so Important, Why Do We Know So Little About It?Marina Bianchi8. Well-being and Consumption: Towards a Theoretical Approach Based on Human Need SatisfactionMonica Guillen Royo9. Enjoyment of Life, the Structure of Time and Economic DynamicsMario Cogoy10. Experienced Versus Decision Utility of Income: Relative or Absolute HappinessMaarten Vendrik and Johannes Hirata11. Past Product Experiences as Determinants of Happiness with Target Product Experiences: Implications for Subjective Well-beingRajagopal Raghunathan and Julie R. Irwin12. The Life Plan View of Happiness and the Paradoxes of HappinessMark ChekolaPART III: RELATIONAL GOODS13. The Income–Unhappiness Paradox: A Relational Goods/Baumol Disease ExplanationLeonardo Becchetti and Marika Santoro14. The Subjective Well-being Paradox: A Suggested Solution Based on Relational GoodsMaurizio Pugno15. The Not-So-Fragile Fragility of Goodness: The Responsive Quality of Fiduciary RelationshipsVittorio Pelligra16. Happiness, Morality and Game TheoryLuca Zarri17. Why are People so Unhappy? Why do They Strive so Hard for Money? Competing Explanations of the Broken Promises of Economic GrowthStefano Bartolini18. On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration EffectDonald Cox and Oded StarkPART IV: DATA AND POLICIES19. Values and Happiness in Mexico: The Case of the Metropolitan City of MonterreyJose de Jesus Garcia, Nicole Christa Fuentes, Salvador A. Borrego, Monica D. Gutierrez and Alejandro Tapia20. Happiness, Satisfaction and Socioeconomic Conditions: Some International EvidenceAmado Peiró21. Happiness and the Standard of Living: The Case of South AfricaNattavudh Powdthavee22. Federalism Versus Social Citizenship: Investigating the Preference for Equity in Health CareLuca Crivelli, Gianfranco Domenighetti and Massimo Filippini23. Happiness and Sustainability: A Modern ParadoxSilva Marzetti Dall’Aste Brandolini24. Ideals, Conformism and Reciprocity: A Model of Individual Choice with Conformist Motivations, and an Application to the Not-for-Profit CaseLorenzo Sacconi and Gianluca GrimaldaIndex