Happiness and the law - Bronsteen, John; Buccafusco, Christopher; Masur, Jonathan S. (University of Chicago Press, 2015)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Analyzing laws' effects on well-being -- Measuring happiness -- Well-being analysis -- Well-being analysis vs. cost-benefit analysis -- Viewing two core areas of the law through the lens of hedonics -- Happiness and punishment -- Adaptation, affective forecasting, and civil litigation -- Well-being -- Some problems with preference theories and objective theories -- A hedonic theory of well-being -- Addressing objections to the hedonic theory -- Conclusion: the future of happiness and the law