As societies become richer, they do not become happier. This paradox has led to a growing interest in the science of wellbeing, and how policymakers can evaluate policies in terms of what will improve wellbeing. Economists investigate what is important for wellbeing and the influence of wellbeing on working life, education and health.

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14 March 2022     Paper Number CEPINS08

https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/insights/wellbeing

This CEP Insights is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Causes and effects of wellbeing, Targeting policy at wellbeing, Mental health policies