Happiness

 

행복에 관한 중요한 연구, 사진은 영국의 경제학자인 Richard Layard교수와 그의 책

 

  

Happiness: Lessons from a New Science

Discussion between: Richard Layard Director, Centre on Economic Performance, London School of Economics; Member, House of Lords and Stanley Fischer Vice Chairman, Citigroup Moderator: Carol Graham Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics, Brookings; Co-author, Happiness and Hardship: Opportunity and Insecurity in New Market Economies (2001) Center on Social and Economic Dynamics home page Happiness and Hardship: Opportunity and Insecurity in New Market Economies book information

Wednesday, February 09, 2005
4:00pm - 5:30pm
The Brookings Institution
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Carol Graham: Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone. It's a real pleasure to have Richard Layard and Stan Fischer here to discuss Richard's new book, "Happiness: Lessons from a New Science," and also the subject of happiness research and its applications to policy more generally. It's also in a way a surprise to have so many people in a room for an event on happiness in a policy town like Washington. In fact, this would have been unimaginable a few years ago.

In his book, Richard Layard provides a really bold challenge for any number of policies—fiscal policy, labor market policies, other policies—and he's based this on findings from a host of happiness studies. I think his work is extremely provocative, and perhaps it's a sign of things to come.

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