Graham, Carol,  1962- <br/><br/>
The pursuit of happiness  an economy of well-being /  [electronic resource] : 
Carol Graham. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2011. 
 - xi, 164 p. :  ill. 
 - A Brookings focus book .
 - Brookings focus books. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Happiness : a new science -- What we mean by happiness : a "theory" of agency and well-being -- Happiness around the world : what we know -- Adaptation and other puzzles -- GNH versus GNP?. 
<br/><br/> "Focuses on the role in the policymaking process of new metrics for measuring the effects on individual well-being of institutional, macroeconomic, and policy environments--for example, the effects of macroeconomic uncertainty and lack of access to health insurance--as well as the effects of factors such as commuting time, divorce, job status, and obesity"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economics--Psychological aspects.<br/>Happiness.<br/>Quality of life.<br/>Uncertainty.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB74.P8  / G733 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.01/9