Stevenson and Wolfers on Happiness, Growth, and the Reinhart-Rogoff Controversy

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, of the University of Michigan talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their work on the relationship between income and happiness. They argue that there is a positive relationship over time and across countries between income and self-reported measures of happiness. The second part of the conversation looks at the recent controversy surrounding work by Reinhart and Rogoff on the relationship between debt and growth. Stevenson and Wolfers give their take on the controversy and the lessons for economists and policy-makers. This conversation was recorded shortly before Betsey Stevenson was nominated to the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

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Stevenson and Wolfers on Happiness, Growth, and the Reinhart-Rogoff Controversy is an episode from EconTalk at GMU by Library of Economics and Liberty.

This episode is 1:04:55 long.

This episode was published on Jun 24, 2013.

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