Expertise: Behavioural Economics, Well-being, Behavioural Genetics, Political Economy
Biography:Jan-Emmanuel De Neve is Associate Professor in Economics and Strategy at Saïd Business School and a Fellow of Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford.
Jan's research interests are in behavioural economics and political economy. The underlying theme throughout his research is the study of human wellbeing. This ongoing research agenda has led to new insights in the relationship between happiness and income, economic growth, and inequality. Significant new findings have also been published on the objective benefits of subjective wellbeing and in uncovering the genetic architecture of human wellbeing. Methodologically, Jan’s research is empirically applied and often employs experimental designs. Ongoing research includes field experiments in collaboration with national tax administrations that trial innovative procedures centered on transparency and participation with regards to public spending. These interventions aim to raise taxpayer satisfaction and also nudge taxpayers towards greater tax compliance. Jan has joined John Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey Sachs as co-editor of the next World Happiness Report. He is also Deputy Principal Investigator for the ESRC What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
He obtained his PhD from the LSE and was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University. His research and commentary regularly feature in the media, including in The Economist, Financial Times, and on the BBC. He is a frequent speaker at academic and non-academic conferences including at PopTech and TED.
Current Areas of Research:
The relationship between economic growth and well-being / The behavioral and psychological effects of eliciting taxpayer preferences / The objective benefits of subjective well-being / The behavioral genetics of subjective well-being
Education:
- PhD, LSE
- MPP, Harvard Kennedy School
- BCom, University of Melbourne
CEP Publications:
- Models of Affective Decision-making: How do Feelings Predict Choice?
Caroline J. Charpentier,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Jonathan P. Roiser,
Tali Sharot,
February 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1408:
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- Top Incomes and Human Well-Being Around the World
Richard V. Burkhauser,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Nattavudh Powdthavee,
January 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1400:
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- In brief: Business cycle blues
Femke De Keulenaer,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Georgios Kavetsos,
Michael I. Norton,
Bert Van Landeghem,
George W. Ward,
January 2015
Paper No' CEPCP440:
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This article summarises ‘Individual Experience of Positive and Negative Growth is Asymmetric: Evidence from Subjective Wellbeing Data’ by Jan Emmanuel De Neve, George Ward, Femke De Keulenaer, Bert Van Landeghem, Georgios Kavetsos and Michael Norton, CEP Discussion Paper No.1304, October 2014.
- The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-Being Data
Femke De Keulenaer,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Georgios Kavetsos,
Michael I. Norton,
Bert Van Landeghem,
George W. Ward,
October 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1304:
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- Eliciting Taxpayer Preferences Increases Tax Compliance
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Cait Lamberton,
Michael I. Norton,
May 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1270:
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- The Objective Benefits of Subjective Well-Being
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Ed Diener,
Louis Tay,
Cody Xuereb,
August 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1236:
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- Molecular Genetics and Subjective Well-Being
Meike Bartels,
Daniel J. Benjamin,
David Cesarini,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Magnus Johannesson,
Philipp D. Koellinger,
Robert F. Krueger,
Patrik K. E. Magnusson,
Nancy L. Pedersen,
Cornelius A. Rietveld,
Henning Tiemeier,
June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1225:
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- Estimating the Influence of Life Satisfaction and Positive Affect on Later Income Using Sibling Fixed-Effects
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Andrew J. Oswald,
November 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1176:
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- The Enduring Impact of Childhood Experience on Mental Health: Evidence Using Instrumented Co-Twin Data
Rachel Berner Shalem,
Francesca Cornaglia,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
November 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1175:
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- Genes, Economics and Happiness
Nicholas A. Christakis,
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
James H. Fowler,
Bruno S. Frey,
February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1127:
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- Happiness as a Driver of Risk-Avoiding Behavior
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,
Robert J. B. Goudie,
Sach Mukherjee,
Andrew J. Oswald,
Stephen Wu,
February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1126:
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This paper has been published as:
Happiness as a driver of risk-avoiding behaviour: Theory and an empirical study of seatbelt wearing and automobile accidents, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Robert J. B. Goudie, Sach Mukherjee, Andrew J. Oswald, Stephen Wu, Economica, Volume 81, Issue 324, October 2014
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