matter of course that economics should become a natural science. Such a characterization misses an essential aspect of a …

Awards play a large role in the economics profession, which is documented by the large variety and number of awards …. However, little scientific attention has been devoted to them. This paper documents the prevalence of awards in the economics … profession and analyzes the number and type of awards received by the 1,200 leading economists included in Who's Who in Economics …

happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income …

What makes people happy in life? This crucial question has the potential to shake up economics. In recent years …, dissatisfaction with the understanding of welfare in economics and new opportunities for empirical study of people's subjective well … economics of happiness. Professor Frey and Professor Stutzer have selected contributions by leading scholars which offer a wide …

Bruno S. Frey illustrates what he perceives to be the inspirational quality of economics and how this differs from the … type of economics studied in many academic institutions. He introduces insights into economics from a psychological …pt. 1. On economics -- pt. 2. Integrating psychology -- pt. 3. Political economy …