Schokkaert, Erik; Van Ootegem, Luc; Verhofstadt, Elsy - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 57 (2011) 4, pp. 683-714
Behavioural welfare economics has raised doubts about the use of revealed preferences as an indicator of 'true' individual well-being. Subjective satisfaction ('happiness') measures have become increasingly popular, as they seem to avoid paternalism while at the same time not being dependent on...