Few would dispute that the well-being of individuals is one of the most desirable aims of human actions. However, approaches on how to define, measure, evaluate, and promote well-being differ widely. The conventional economic approach takes income (or the power to acquire market goods) as the...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART I: Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Behavioral Economics: Past, Present, Future / Camerer, Colin F. / Loewenstein, George -- PART II: Basic Topics -- REFERENCE-DEPENDENCE AND LOSS-AVERSION -- CHAPTER TWO....