Richard Epstein on Happiness, Inequality, and Envy
Podcast:EconTalk Published On: Mon Nov 03 2008 Description: 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.