The central question the great economist Richard Layard asks in Happiness is this: If we really wanted to be happier, what would we do differently? First we'd have to see clearly what conditions generate happiness and then bend all our efforts toward producing them. That is what this book is about-the causes of happiness and the means we have to effect it.
Until recently there was too little evidence to give a good answer to this essential question, but, Layard shows us, thanks to the integrated insights of psychology, sociology, applied economics, and other fields, we can now reach some firm conclusions, conclusions that will surprise you. Happiness is an illuminating road map, grounded in hard research, to a better, happier life for us all.
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@sharonodea @TheEconomist Agreed - indeed Richard Layard used to say in the happiness surveys that commuting was the most unpleasant part of the day on average for respondees. More hated than actually being at work, so hard to defend this (in addition to the pollution impact).
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Richard Layard was one of the first economists to work on happiness, and co-edited yesterday's World Happiness Report 2023, which found that Finland is the happiest country in the world 🇫🇮 #WHR2023 @HappinessRpt https://t.co/FikyIh3LD8
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In the new podcast “The Work Goes On,” Orley Ashenfelter discusses life satisfaction and employment with Richard Layard of @CEP_LSE, a pioneer on happiness research: https://t.co/ZEnCCInSUA