Summary: If ever there was an opportune time to be teaching an economics course titled "Consumption and the Pursuit of Happiness," it would be during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The course is being taught this semester by Daniel P. Barbezat, a professor of economics at Amherst College who designed the course with the aim of openings students’ eyes about the link between well-being and consumption. He’s also introducing elements mindfulness into the course, and leading meditation exercises as well.
