What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?

被引：174

作者：

Benjamin, Daniel J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Heffetz, Ori ^{[3
]}

Kimball, Miles S. ^{[2
,4
]}

Rees-Jones, Alex ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Econ, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Cornell Univ, SC Johnson Grad Sch Management, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

[4] Univ Michigan, Dept Econ, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2012年 / 102卷 / 05期

关键词：

EXPERIENCE; DECISION; LIFE; INCONSISTENCY; EXPLORATIONS; HAPPINESS;

D O I：

10.1257/aer.102.5.2083

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Would people choose what they think would maximize their subjective well-being (SWB)? We present survey respondents with hypothetical scenarios and elicit both choice and predicted SWB rankings of two alternatives. While choice and predicted SWB rankings usually coincide in our data, we find systematic reversals. We identify factors-such as predicted sense of purpose, control over one's life, family happiness, and social status-that help explain hypothetical choice controlling for predicted SWB. We explore how our findings vary by SWB measure and by scenario. Our results have implications regarding the use of SWB survey questions as a proxy for utility. (JEL D03, I31)

引用

页码：2083 / 2110

页数：28

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