CEP News: The Guardian: Emotional health in childhood 'is the key to future happiness'

The Guardian:
Emotional health in childhood 'is the key to future happiness'

8 November 2014

Richard Layard and his colleagues at the Wellbeing research programme at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance conclude that a child's emotional health is far more important to their satisfaction levels as an adult than other factors, such as if they achieve academic success when young, or wealth when older.

This article was published by the Guardian on November 8, 2014
Link to article here

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

The Guardian:Emotional health in childhood 'is the key to future happiness'

The Guardian:
Emotional health in childhood 'is the key to future happiness'