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Richard A. Easterlin


Born
in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, The United States
January 12, 1926

Died
December 16, 2024


Richard Ainley Easterlin was a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. He is best known for the economic theory named after him, the Easterlin paradox. Another of his contributions is the Easterlin hypothesis about long waves of baby booms and busts.

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An Economist’s Lessons on H...

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Growth Triumphant: The Twen...

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The Reluctant Economist: Pe...

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Happiness, Growth, and the ...

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Happiness in Economics (The...

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The Fertility Revolution: A...

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Birth and Fortune: The Impa...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Population and Economic Cha...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions
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The American baby boom in h...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions
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Population, Labor Force and...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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“The United States is not the happiest country in the world, not even close.”
Richard A. Easterlin, An Economist’s Lessons on Happiness: Farewell Dismal Science!