money can't buy happiness? well, actually it might.

krautland — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:37:17 -0800

money can't buy happiness? well, actually it might (NYT). "owning an iPod doesn’t make you happier, because you then want an iPod Touch. Relative income — how much you make compared with others around you — mattered far more than absolute income." That's what the old Easterlin paradox of "money can't buy happiness" is about. Last week, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, two economists presented a rebuttal of the paradox. They argue that money indeed tends to bring happiness, even if it doesn’t guarantee it. David Leonhardt has a nice writeup in the NYT. This post just has to be dedicated to jessamyn.

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Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:11:00 -0800

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money can't buy happiness? well, actually it might.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Micropayments: just my, er, one cent.