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Felicidad en la política pública: una revisión de literatura
Happiness in public policy, a literature review
Felicidade na política pública: uma revisão de literatura
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https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v37n73.59586Palabras clave:
felicidad, utilidad, políticas públicas (es)Happiness, Utility, Public policy (en)
felicidade, utilidade, políticas públicas (pt)
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El artículo revisa la literatura sobre felicidad desde una perspectiva de política pública. Se encuentra una tendencia, que debería fortalecerse en el futuro, a estudiar los efectos de diversas políticas sobre la felicidad, en lugar de extrapolar los efectos de trabajos sobre los determinantes. Dado que muchos métodos fueron diseñados para estudiar la utilidad, hace falta adaptarlos, especialmente en el tratamiento del tiempo, y en el uso de métodos experimentales y la evaluación de impacto. La noción de felicidad plantea preguntas importantes, pero todavía son necesarios más desarrollos para su uso fructífero en la toma de decisiones de política.
The article surveys the recent literature on happiness from a policy perspective. We identified a trend in order to study the effects of different policies on happiness instead of simply extrapolating policy recommendations from studies on the determinants of happiness. We predict that this trend will become more pronounced in the future. As many policy tools were made for utility, they require adaptation to promote happiness, especially in terms of the treatment of time, the use of experimental methods, and impact evaluation. Happiness studies raise important and interesting questions; however, more developments are needed for them to be use-ful in aiding public policy.
O artigo revisa a literatura sobre felicidade desde uma perspectiva de política pública. Encontra-se uma tendência, que deveria ser fortalecida no futuro, estudar os efeitos de diversas políticas sobre a felicidade, em vez de extrapolar os efeitos de trabalhos sobre os determinantes. Visto que muitos métodos foram desenhados para estudar a utilidade, faz falta adaptá-los, especialmente no tratamento do tempo, e no uso de métodos experimentais e na avaliação de impacto. A noção de felicidade levanta preguntas importantes, mas ainda são necessários mais desenvolvimentos para seu uso frutífero na tomada de decisões políticas.
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