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What is The Easterlin Paradox about?

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason for the contradiction is social comparison. At a point in time those with higher income are happier because they are comparing their income to that of others who are less fortunate, and conversely for those with lower income. Over time, however, as incomes rise throughout the population, the incomes of one's comparison group rise along with one's own income and vitiate the otherwise positive effect of own-income growth on happiness. Critics of the Paradox mistakenly present the

Author

Richard A. Easterlin; Kelsey J. O’Connor

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319573656