hedonomisk
Hedonomisk is a term used in Swedish and Norwegian contexts to denote something related to hedonomics, the study and application of happiness or well-being in economic analysis. Etymology comes from the Greek hēdonē, meaning pleasure, combined with linguistic forms that create adjectives in Nordic languages. In practice, hedonomisk analysis treats subjective well-being as a central metric for evaluating outcomes, policies, or institutions, alongside or in place of conventional indicators like GDP.
The hedonomisk approach encompasses methods such as life-satisfaction surveys, experience sampling, and happiness-adjusted cost-benefit analysis. Applications
Hedonomisk analysis raises questions about measurement, comparability across populations, and ethical weighting of well-being. Critics point