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Herald Scotland:
We need to plan better for precious years of childhood

11 November 2014

The new understanding that childhood emotional wellbeing is key to a fulfilled adulthood comes from the Wellbeing research programme at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance. Its study analysed data from around 9,000 people over 40 years.

This article was published by the Herald Scotland on November 11, 2014
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Related publications
'What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of Well-Being', Andrew E. Clark, Francesca Cornaglia, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1245, October 2013
What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of Well-Being, Richard Layard, Andrew Clark, Francesca Cornaglia, Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit, Economic Journal, Feature Issue, Vol. 124, Issue 580, pp. F720-F738, November 2014

Related links
Richard Layard webpage
Andrew Clark webpage
Francesca Cornaglia webpage
Nattavudh Powdthavee webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage

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