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  • Policymaking Insights from Behavioral Economics

Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
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Keywords

Central Banking; Happiness; Satisfaction; Emotions; Banking Industry

Citation

Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks." Chap. 6 in Policymaking Insights from Behavioral Economics, edited by Christopher L. Foote, Lorenz Goette, and Stephan Meier, 309–355. Boston, MA: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2009.
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About The Author

Rafael M. Di Tella

Business, Government and the International Economy
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