Easterlin Paradox

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:citation social sciences
gptkbp:criticizedFor methodological limitations
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:economist
gptkbp:describes relationship between income and happiness
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Richard_Easterlin
1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Easterlin Paradox
gptkbp:influenced research on happiness and public policy
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Does_Economic_Growth_Improve_the_Human_Lot?_(book_chapter)
gptkbp:relatedTo economic growth
income inequality
happiness economics
subjective well-being
gptkbp:state within a country, richer individuals are happier than poorer ones
over time, average happiness does not increase as a country's income increases
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Easterlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7