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Measuring wellbeing and cost-effectiveness analysis

Richard Layard


The measuring wellbeing series consists of discussion papers and how-to guides. This publication is a discussion paper. Why ignite discussion about measuring wellbeing? In our role as an independent collaborating centre and thought leader, the What Works Centre for Wellbeing brings together the disparate theoretical threads to draw out what this means, practically, for decision makers. The Centre recognises wellbeing as a multi-dimensional concept, where a range of definitions and measures may apply and are useful for different purposes.


1 December 2016

This report is published by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing

Measuring wellbeing and cost-effectiveness analysis

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This External report is part of the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Targeting policy at wellbeing