The Origins of Happiness

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The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course

By Richard Layard and Sarah Flèche and Nattavudh Powdthavee and George Ward and Andrew Clark

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The Origins of Happiness explores what truly influences human well-being across different stages of life. Drawing on extensive international data, the authors examine factors such as income, education, employment, family dynamics, health, childcare, and crime. This insightful work offers a fresh perspective aimed at guiding public policy towards enhancing life satisfaction and promoting a healthier, happier society.
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Essential for academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in the science of well-being and public policy reforms aimed at enhancing life satisfaction across the lifespan.

Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, including income, education, employment, family conflict, health, childcare, and crime.

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A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life course. What makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionise how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people.

The Origins of Happiness offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more healthy, happy, and whole.

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Praised for its evidence-based approach, The Origins of Happiness has been called a "wonderful book" that offers a comprehensive analysis of what leads to a fulfilling life by Ed Diener, coauthor of Happiness. Alan Krueger of Princeton University commends it as an ambitious study of happiness from childhood to old age, while Martine Durand of the OECD highlights its importance for policymakers seeking to improve lives. Carol Graham recommends it as essential reading for academics, policymakers, and informed readers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691196336

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Illustration: 30 b/w illus. 20 tables.

Contributors:

Preface by Andrew Clark
Preface by Sarah Flèche
Preface by Richard Layard
Preface by Nattavudh Powdthavee

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 344

Collections

Andrew Clark Education & Reference Finance & Investment George Ward Nattavudh Powdthavee Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Richard Layard Sarah Flèche

About the Author

Andrew E. Clark is at the Paris School of Economics. Sarah Fleche is at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics. Richard Layard is at the London School of Economics. Nattavudh Powdthavee is at Warwick Business School. George Ward is at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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