Introduction to the Conference on Law and Happiness&Eric A. Posner and Cass R. Sunstein 1
Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy: Preferences or Experiences?&Paul Dolan and Tessa Peasgood 5
Happiness Inequality in the United States&Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers 33
Who Is the Happy Warrior? Philosophy Poses Questions to Psychology&Martha C. Nussbaum 81
Two Recommendations on the Pursuit of Happiness&Christopher K. Hsee, Fei Xu, and Ningyu Tang 115
Hive Psychology, Happiness, and Public Policy&Jonathan Haidt, J. Patrick Seder, and Selin Kesebir 133
Illusory Losses&Cass R. Sunstein 157
Pain and Suffering Awards: They Shouldn’t Be (Just) about Pain and Suffering&Peter A. Ubel and George Loewenstein 195
Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages&Andrew J. Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee 217
Happiness Research and Cost-Benefit Analysis&Matthew Adler and Eric A. Posner 253
What Does Happiness Research Tell Us About Taxation?&David A. Weisbach 293
The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction&Mark A. Cohen 325
Index 355