In Wellbeing: Science and Policy, Richard Layard and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve present an enquiry into human wellbeing: what factors create it, how can it be effectively measured and how can it be improved? The authors' rich interdisciplinary examination of how wellbeing can be studied - from sociological research to econometric methods - is a worthwhile read for both experts in the field and newcomers, writes Egor Bronnikov.

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19 September 2023

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LSE Review of Books

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2023/09/19/book-review-wellbeing-science-and-policy-richard-layard-jan-emmanuel-de-neve/

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