12 January 2023 |
We aim to produce rigorous and useful research for decision-makers. In order to do that better, it would really help us to know what you thought of our work in 2022.
23 December 2022 |
This year, four of our publications have been awarded prizes. In this post, we provide a summary of each piece and why the judges rated them so highly.
24 November 2022 |
Our charity recommendation for 2022 is StrongMinds, a non-profit that provides group psychotherapy for women in Uganda and Zambia who are struggling with depression.
18 November 2022 |
If you want to maximise the impact of your charitable donations, is it better to give to charities that improve lives or extend lives?
1 September 2022 |
This month, we’re delighted to welcome three new members to our team: Dr Lily Yu (Grants Strategist), Dr Ryan Dwyer (Senior Researcher), and Rachel Strate (Operations Manager).
1 July 2022 |
We’re excited to introduce you to our 2022 cohort of summer research fellows who will be joining us in July and August for a seven-week paid internship. Their projects will help to deepen our understanding of the nature and measurement of wellbeing and identify cost-effective ways for individuals and governments to increase it.
14 April 2022 |
Our latest newsletter includes a review of our work in 2021 and explains how we've updated our cost-effectiveness comparison of psychotherapy and cash transfers to include an estimate of the effects on other household members.
9 February 2022 |
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be running our summer research fellowship again this year
The fellowship ...
26 October 2021 |
Comparing psychotherapy and cash transfers in terms of subjective well-being
We’ve just published new ...
5 October 2021 |
Drawing on evidence from over 80 studies and over 140,000 participants, we compare the cost-effectiveness of cash transfers and psychotherapy by estimating their effect on the recipient's subjective wellbeing and affective mental health.
5 August 2021 |
This year, we are running our first Summer Research Fellowship. We received over 60 applications for the ...
21 May 2021 |
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Come and work with us
We’re expanding our team and we’re excited to advertise the following ...
26 April 2021 |
The Happier Lives Institute is searching for the best ways to measure and improve global well-being; we conduct ...
16 November 2020 |
We're excited to share three new major pieces of work - on cash transfers, measuring well-being, and pain - which ...
3 August 2020 |
We’ve made a lot of progress over the last three months, and we’re excited to share our latest research with you ...
30 April 2020 |
We hope you are keeping safe and well during this challenging period. We’ve been pleased to see that the effects ...
1 January 2020 |
Our research falls into two streams. First, theoretical research into the nature and measurement of subjective ...
29 October 2019 |
The story so far
The Happier Lives Institute was formed in late 2018 by a group of committed individuals ...