摘要：The existence of government stands on preposition that there would be worse situation in society than without it. Traditional view of welfare economists suggest that governing body acts as a social planner maximising social welfare, however, this theoretical consideration is criticised by public choice scholars who prove that human traits cause misleading results in the size of government. The problem of research – is the size of government expenditure causing changes in subjective well-being of society? Authors answer the question by empirical analysis of the relationship between government expenditure and subjective well-being of society in the context of EU.
关键词：subjective well-being; happiness; government spending; welfare economics; public choice theory.
