Freedom and Flourishing

  It would not be difficult for governments to achieve zero economic growth. They would just need to do more of the things that they are doi...

  It is well known that in wealthy countries, further improvement of average incomes has only a small impact on average life satisfaction. D...

  There are good reasons why public policy discussions often revolve around the benefits and costs of alternative policies. Discussions that...

“THOMAS GRADGRIND, sir. A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are fou...

The theory of subjective well-being homeostasis proposes that life satisfaction is controlled by automatic neurological processes in a mann...

Someone is sure to try to tell me that the best possible life is a bit like Groundhog Day – it is as good as life can get. If I thought tha...

Survey data on life satisfaction is a reliable tool for measuring some aspects of well-being. There is evidence (including in some research...

Early yesterday the thought occurred to me that it might be a good idea to write something about the effects of inequality on happiness le...

‘The question was whether it is more important to provide individuals with money or with autonomy. Our results suggest that providing indiv...