How much is your happiness worth?

Authors

  • Gonzalo Soltero Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

happiness, subjective well-being, education, students

Abstract

This article reviews the high level of subjective well-being of Mexicans and especially of Mexican students. To give an account of the high value that studying has in our happiness, I try to give a monetary expression to the tenths that add up our average of subjective well-being. Likewise, I conclude with some considerations regarding certain aspects that could further promote the benefits that studying brings to our happiness.

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Author Biography

Gonzalo Soltero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Actualmente es profesor titular en la Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES) León de la UNAM, autor de cinco libros de narrativa y doctor en estudios de política cultural por la Universidad de Warwick, Gran Bretaña. Forma parte del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores y ha sido miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte en dos ocasiones. Sus áreas de investigación son la política cultural, el bienestar subjetivo, la literatura mexicana contemporánea y la construcción narrativa de problemas sociales.

Published

2018-07-01