Report : Policymakers

Global priority: pain
Nov 2, 2020

Millions suffer excruciating pain. Millions more suffer moderate or severe…

The philosophy of wellbeing
Nov 1, 2020

This short article summarises what philosophers do (and don’t) mean…

Estimating moral weights
Aug 1, 2020

We show how Wellbeing-Adjusted Life Years (WELLBYs) can be used…

Life satisfaction and its discontents
Jul 1, 2020

This working paper makes three main claims: 1) life satisfaction…

Happier Lives Institute
Research Agenda 2019
Oct 1, 2019

This agenda sets out the organisation’s initial research priorities in…

Doing good badly? Philosophical issues related to…
Aug 1, 2019

In his DPhil thesis, Michael Plant critiques and develops claims…

The measurement of wellbeing
Jun 1, 2019

​This article gives a brief introduction to the measurement of…

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