Around the world, governments are starting to directly measure the subjective wellbeing of their citizens and to use it for policy evaluation and appraisal.

What would happen if a country were to move from using GDP to using subjective wellbeing as the primary metric for measuring economic and societal progress? And, most importantly, how could this be used as a basis for making policy decisions, or in political agenda-setting at the top level?

The launch will be hosted by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing and will include a presentation by the book’s authors followed by a panel discussion with leading representatives from the field of wellbeing economics, behavioural science, public policy, and central government.

Confirmed speakers and panelists include:

Professor Andrew Oswald

Professor Carol Graham

Sara MacLennan - Government Economics Service , Wellbeing Economics Group

Professor Lord Richard Layard

Dr. Tera Allas CBE

Professor Liam Delaney

This event will take place over Zoom. Registered attendees will be sent a joining link nearer the time.

Book launch - A Handbook for Wellbeing Policy-making