Course in Development

Wellbeing: Science & Policy

Online
Course

12 hours in total

Course
Instructor

Leading Academic

Key 
Lessons

8 Lessons

Course 
Criteria

Final Assignment
What you are going to learn

What produces a happy society and a happy life?

Thanks to the new science of wellbeing, we can now answer this question using state-of-the-art empirical evidence - and we share this with you. Join a team of the world’s leading experts on the economics of wellbeing to understand: how wellbeing can be measured, what causes it and how it can be improved through better policy.

This course is designed as a foundation introducing key concepts and evidence, that can act as an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as policymakers and professionals - for their work, and their lives.

Course Authors

Richard Layard is a leading British economist, who thinks society’s goal should be  the wellbeing of the people. His landmark 
book Happiness: Lessons from a New Science has influenced policymakers worldwide. He is cofounder of Action for Happiness, of the World Happiness Report and of the World Wellbeing Movement. In 2020, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council.



Jan-Emmanuel De Neve is a Belgian economist and professor at the University of Oxford where he directs the Wellbeing Research Centre. He is best known for his research on the economics of wellbeing, which was selected among ‘The Management Ideas that Mattered Most’ by Harvard Business Review, and he was awarded the Veenhoven Award for his contributions to the scientific study of happiness. He is an
editor of the World Happiness Report and cofounder of the World Wellbeing Movement.

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Course Outline

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Practical Approach

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Participate in our online forum, share thoughts and ideas, increase connection, get help with your studies.