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Title: Teaching Happiness (Economics) in Your Dismal-Science Courses. Discussion Paper No. 2090
Language: English
Authors: Kristen B. Cooper, Ori Heffetz, John Ifcher, Ekaterina Oparina, Stephen Wu, London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Source: Centre for Economic Performance. 2025.
Availability: Centre for Economic Performance. London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Tel: +44-20-7955-7673; Fax: +44-20-7404-0612; e-mail: cep.info@lse.ac.uk; Web site: http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 38
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Aging (NIA) (DHHS/NIH)
Contract Number: R01AG065364
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Elective Courses, Educational Benefits, Course Content, Measurement, Group Discussion, Economic Development, Living Standards
ISSN: 2042-2695
Abstract: This paper discusses ideas for incorporating the study of happiness and other measures of self-reported or subjective well-being (SWB) into undergraduate economics courses. We begin by motivating why students of economics would benefit from learning about SWB, and then proceed to provide examples of ways to introduce this topic into different parts of the curriculum: macroeconomics, microeconomics, and upper division electives.
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