Wellbeing: science and policy

Layard, Richard and De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel (2023) Wellbeing: science and policy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781009298926

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Abstract

What produces a happy society and a happy life? Thanks to the new science of wellbeing, we can now answer this question using state-of-the-art empirical evidence. This transforms our ability to base our decisions on the outcomes that matter most, namely the wellbeing of us all including future generations. Written by two of the world's leading experts on the economics of wellbeing, this book shows how wellbeing can be measured, what causes it and how it can be improved. Its findings are profoundly relevant to all social sciences, including psychology, economics, politics, behavioural science and sociology. A field-defining text on a new science that aims to span the whole of human life, this will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, policy-makers and employers, who can apply its insights in their professional and private lives.

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2023 12:33
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 22:37
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120079

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