Economics of happiness and policy evaluation: toward a solution of the paradox of happiness

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23243052
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public finance/Monetary economics
• Research Institution: Konan University (2014-2015); Osaka University (2011-2013)
• Principal Investigator: TSUTSUI Yoshiro 甲南大学, 経済学部, 教授 (50163845)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIRUMA FUMIHIKO 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 教授 (00063793) ; OHTAKE FUMIO 大阪大学, 社会経済研究所, 教授 (50176913) ; IKEDA SHINSUKE 大阪大学, 社会経済研究所, 教授 (70184421) ; SHIRAISHI SAYURI 横浜市立大学, 国際総合科学部(八景キャンパス), 教授 (70441417) ; KAWAGUCHI DAIJI 一橋大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 教授 (80346139) ; OLEKSANDR MOVSHUK 富山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (50332234) ; KAMESAKA AKIKO 青山学院大学, 経営学部, 教授 (70276666) ; YAMAMURA EIJI 西南学院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20368971) ; YAMANE SHOKO 近畿大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40633798)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 主観的幸福 / 相対所得仮説 / 順応仮説 / 結婚幸福度調査 / 出産幸福度調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project aims to develop “economics of happiness” in Japan. It conducted many studies with nine co-investigators and found many results including the followings: 1) the result of 2009 general election made supporters of the Democratic Party of Japan happier and those of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and New Komeito unhappier; 2) happiness depends on temperature, 3) compared with satisficers, maximizers are associated with lower levels of happiness among Japanese, while such tendency is not clear among Americans, and 4) events of marriage and childbirth make husband and wife happier.

Free Research Field

幸福の経済学　行動経済学　金融　ファイナンス