Keyword: leisure
Happiness - Absolute or Relative? (6/4/2004)
If happiness depends on one's relative wealth, one will never be absolutely happy as long as there are others who are even richer.
Keywords: leisure, negative externality, relative happiness, status, wealth
The Harried Leisure Class (9/3/1999)
Consumers in rich countries have become harried in their futile attempt to increase the productivity of their non-work time.
Keywords: consumption, courtship, eating, gadgets, leisure, productivity, recognition, resource allocation, sex