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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 11 MIN

Can Money Buy Well-being?

from Philosophy Talk Starters · host Philosophy Talk Starters

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/can-money-buy-well-being.Governments and central banks set economic policies that affect us all. But how do those policies influence our quality of life? And how can that quality even be measured? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) includes many factors that have little to do with the regular person’s happiness. What do people really need, beyond enough to live on? And how can we make sure they get it? Josh and Ray spend some quality time with Jayati Ghosh from UMass Amherst, co-author of Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity.

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