Richard Epstein on Happiness, Inequality, and Envy
- Author
- EconTalk: Russ Roberts
- Published
- Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Episode Link
- http://files.libertyfund.org/econtalk/y2008/Epsteinhappiness.mp3
Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the relationship between happiness and wealth, the effects of inequality on happiness, and the economics of envy and altruism. He also applies the theory of evolution to explain some of the findings of the happiness literature.
