Monday, March 15, 2010

Why is Denmark so happy?



Year after year, in studies of Subjective Well-Being, Denmark is declared the happiest country. The video embedded below discusses why Denmark comes out on top.

Does the information presented in this video reflect our class discussion on the link between income and happiness?

What can governments do to help us be happier?

Do you think that the main economic goal of governments should be to grow their economies or make us happy? Can they do both at once? To what degree might the two goals be incompatible?