Law and happiness / edited by Eric A. Posner and Cass R. Sunstein.

Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010

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Happiness -- Congresses.

Happiness -- Congresses -- Economic aspects.

Well-being -- Congresses -- Government policy.

Compensation (Law) -- Congresses.

Introduction to the conference on law and happiness

Measuring well-being for public policy: preferences or experiences?

Happiness inequality in the United States

Who is the happy warrior? Philosophy poses questions to psychology

Two recommendations on the pursuit of happiness

Hive psychology, happiness, and public policy

Illusory losses

Pain and suffering awards: They shouldn't be (just) about pain and suffering

Death, happiness, and the calculation of compensatory damages

Happiness research and cost-benefit analysis

What does happiness research tell us about taxation?

The effect of crime on life satisfaction

Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780226676005

358 p. : ill. ; 23 cm