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Kaseeram, Irrshad

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law
Department: Economics
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-9511
Research Interest(s): Development macroeconomics, Economics of entreprenuership, Microeconomics modelling, Macroeconomics modelling.
Active Research Project(s): Sustainable rural livelihoods through local economic development. Sustainable rural livelihoods through entrepreneurship.
Active Community Engagement: Training the trainers project advising facilitators, as assisting to develop the scholarship of community engagement publications.
Biography: Prof Kaseeram joined the University of Zululand in 2003 as lecturer, was promoted to senior lecturer in 2013, associate Prof in 2015 and full Professor in 2020. He has successfully supervised 7 Doctoral and 19 Master’s graduates. Since 2011 he has been a HoD (Economics). Since 2014, he has served as a Deputy Dean Research and Internationalisation for the Faculty of Commerce Administration and Law.
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    Economic and philosophical pathways to subjective well-being and a flourishing good life: an exploratory perspective
    2020
     | Adonis & Abbey Publi...
    The search for happiness is a universal human goal. We all want to be happy and lead a flourishing life of endeavor with fruitful relationships, free from worries and afflictions. However, not all of us are happy, despite growth in personal income over time. Subjective well-being has traditionally been in the realm of philosophy, suggesting that happiness, as the only ultimate purpose of life, is underpinned by virtuosity and moral principles. In recent times, happiness has attracted the attention of economists and researchers in other disciplines too. Psychology indicates that certain personality attributes are critical for higher happiness levels. Economic reasoning suggests that rising incomes with economic growth and good health enhance quality of life and subjective well-being. This paper takes on an interdisciplinary exploratory approach to examining happiness. It examines the economic and non-economic influences on the human life satisfaction and assesses the role of government to enhance well-being and happiness. The paper introduces the philosophical influence of the mode of action, goodness as an alternative individual approach to a good life and lasting happiness, and complements this with a panel regression analysis, reflecting that rising income per head, freedom, healthy life expectancy conditions and income inequalities are significant economic factors influencing happiness in a society. For citizens’ higher happiness levels, policy-makers should therefore promote economic growth with which rising income per capita is associated, ensure good health care conditions and minimize income inequalities.
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