Money and Happiness
Abstract
Does money bring happiness – the more money the more happiness? That it does certainly is (or perhaps was) one of the axioms of economics. The question is: how much money do you need to achieve maximum happiness? There are of course things that money cannot buy, like good health, which we know impacts considerably on happiness. Most people assume that sufficient money is indeed necessary for happiness; but what is sufficient?
Fields of Study & Subjects
Housing
Finance
and Neoliberalism
Publication details
- Pages
- 26–50
- Publication date
- 17 April 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter