Economists calculate the monetary value of pets
While money can't buy happiness, economists can estimate "life satisfaction and well-being" in terms of monetary value. In a recent study, having a pet was found to have a roughly equivalent impact on happiness to spending time with human friends or relatives. — Read the rest The post Economists calculate the monetary value of pets appeared first on Boing Boing.
While money can't buy happiness, economists can estimate "life satisfaction and well-being" in terms of monetary value. In a recent study, having a pet was found to have a roughly equivalent impact on happiness to spending time with human friends or relatives. — Read the rest
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