This book applies the analytical framework used by economists to investigate how one can make the most out of one’s life, thus achieving happiness and fulfilment.
Building upon the author’s earlier work, this book blends the classic theories and empirical evidence of positive psychology with economic concepts of choice, capital, information costs, and household production. It includes topics including happiness at work, corporate culture, and sustainable development, which are at the forefront of this interdisciplinary field. Every chapter is accompanied by a summary of key points, as well as reflective questions for students.
This book will interest researchers and students in happiness economics and positive psychology, and anyone keen to learn more about living fuller, happier lives.
This book applies the framework of economists to discuss the question of how one can maximize subjective happiness. This book will interest researchers and students in happiness economics and positive psychology, and anyone keen to learn more about living fuller, happier lives.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Chapter
1. Introduction to the Economics of Life
Chapter
2. Human Nature: Human Needs, Character Strengths and Weaknesses
Chapter
3. Love and the Economics of Love
Chapter
4. The Role of Culture in Household Production and Sustainable
Development
Chapter
5. Mental Capital and Habit Formation, with a digression to Spritual
Capital
Chapter
6. The Happiness Formula, the Role of Voluntary Action, and Values in
Action
Chapter
7. Marriage, Mental Capital and Happiness
Chapter
8. Insight and Fortitude
Chapter
9. Engagement and Self-Actualisation: Vanity versus Achievement and
Self-Worth
Chapter
10. Three Happiness and Holistic Personal Growth as Success
Chapter
11. Regrets and Worries, Stresses, Too Many Choices, and other
Negative Emotions
Chapter
12. Corporate LIFE and Happiness at Work
Chapter
13. Psychometric Properties of LIFE Mental Capital Scale across
Different Populations
Epilogue
Lok Sang Ho, a past President of Hong Kong Economic Association, was Director of the Pan Sutong Shanghai-HK Economic Policy Research Institute and Head of the Economics Department, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Presently an Adjunct Professor of the Education University of Hong Kong, his research spans many areas from housing to education to psychology to international finance. He has authored several books including Psychology and Economics of Happiness, Public Policy and the Public Interest, Health Policy and the Public Interest.
