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Dear Economist: Can I become happy by association?

By Tim Harford

Published: January 3 2009 00:25 | Last updated: January 3 2009 00:25

Should I associate with happy people because they make me feel good by association, or unhappy people because they make me feel good by comparison? Or do economists claim that I should be indifferent?
D.K., New York

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