The Economics of Wellbeing

Herausgegeben von McDaid, David; Cooper, Cary L.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this is a comprehensive look at the economics of wellbeing with coverage of history, research, policy, and practice.

Examines the challenges inherent in studying and measuring wellbeing from an economic perspective
Discusses strategies and interventions to improve wellbeing across the lifespan and in different settings
Addresses the potential economic benefits for governments and policymakers of actively investing in initiatives to improve wellbeing, from the workplace to the home to the natural environment
Emphasizes the need to strengthen the evidence base for the economics of wellbeing and improve methods for translating research into policy and practice

Produktdetails

• Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks Vol.V
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 175mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 690g
• ISBN-13: 9781118608388
• ISBN-10: 1118608380
• Artikelnr.: 40133586

Autorenporträt

David McDaid is Senior Research Fellow in Health Policy and Health Economics at LSE Health and Social Care and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Cary L. Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editors vii Contributors ix Full Contents of Wellbeing: A
Complete Reference Guide xi Introduction to Wellbeing: A Complete Reference
Guide xxv 1 Introduction 1 David McDaid and Cary L. Cooper Part 1
Perspectives on the Economics of Wellbeing 11 2 A Short History of
Wellbeing Research 13 Laura Stoll 3 Income and Wellbeing: A Selective
Review 33 Brendan Kennelly 4 Does Money Buy Me Love? Testing Alternative
Measures of National Wellbeing 49 Arthur Grimes, Les Oxley, and Nicholas
Tarrant 5 The Impact of the Great Recession on Economic Wellbeing: How
Different Are OECD Nations and Why? 83 Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe 6 Was
the Economic Crisis of 2008 Good for Icelanders? Impact on Health
Behaviours 111 Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdottir, Hope Corman, Kelly Noonan,
Porhildur Olafsdottir, and Nancy E. Reichman 7 Mental Health: A New
Frontier for Labor Economics 157 Richard Layard Part 2 Promoting Wellbeing:
The Economic Case for Action 179 8 Investing in the Wellbeing of Young
People: Making the Economic Case 181 David McDaid, A-La Park, Candice
Currie, and Cara Zanotti 9 Investing in Wellbeing in the Workplace: More
Than Just a Business Case 215 David McDaid and A-La Park 10 Promoting the
Health and Wellbeing of Older People: Making an Economic Case 239 A-La
Park, David McDaid, Anna K. Forsman, and Kristian Wahlbeck 11 Promoting and
Protecting Mental Wellbeing during Times of Economic Change 261 David
McDaid and Kristian Wahlbeck 12 Making Use of Evidence from Wellbeing
Research in Policy and Practice 285 David McDaid Index 299

Rezensionen

"This series could complement a variety of libraries, such as a home or personal library, office, or academic setting. Wellbeing is a global topic that influences each individual. This series is a valuable resource." (American Reference Books Annual, 1 June 2014)