Happiness: An Economic Perspective

People want to be happy. But do we know what makes them happy, and how society can be best organized to promote happiness? We know more than is generally realized. Recent lectures at Centre for Economic Performance in the U.K. reviews evidence from economics, psychology, sociology and neuroscience and draws conclusions about what priorities would serve us better in creating a happier society.

To read what Richard Layard, Co-Director of the Centre for Economic Performance in the U.K. has to say about happiness from an economic standpoint, click here.

This work reminds me that Tibet measures its economy from the standpoint of Gross National Happiness.

A special thank you to Mindy Lemoine from U.S. EPA for calling my attention to this very interesting piece of research.