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Happiness And Economic Activity

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  • Tina Ralašić
  • Željko Bogdan

    (Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb)

Abstract

Traditional macroeconomic analysis uses few “objective indicators” as life quality indicators. Among them gross domestic product (GDP) is commonly used but recently some scientists disallow adequacy of GDP in observing of life quality and happiness of population. This paper reviews literature which investigates the relationship between happiness and economic activity. Additionally, few life quality indicators are also observed (including Croatian position). Also Hendal’s index of optimism (HIO) and National index of happiness (NIH) with their components are also observed which showed that Croatians does not belong to the happiest populations.

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  • Tina Ralašić & Željko Bogdan, 2018. "Happiness And Economic Activity," Ekonomski pregled, Hrvatsko društvo ekonomista (Croatian Society of Economists), vol. 69(4), pages 350-395.
    • Handle: RePEc:hde:epregl:v:69:y:2018:i:4:p:350-395
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    Keywords

    GDP; life quality indicators; Easterlin paradox; Hendal’s index of optimism; National index of happiness;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • E71 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on the Macro Economy

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