Wellbeing
The Wellbeing research group is devoted to understanding the causes of wellbeing and its influence on individuals and communities.
One of the central aims of the group's research is that government policy should increasingly focus on wellbeing. The debate over whether or not happiness is a proper objective for society is a basic philosophical issue.
For policymakers to take subjective wellbeing seriously, we have to be able to show in a quantitative way, what causes wellbeing and how wellbeing affects other things that policymakers care about, such as education and physical and mental health.
For more on the Centre's foundational work, see our Insights on Wellbeing.
Richard Layard Programme Co-Director
Christian Krekel Programme Co-Director
