JUST PUBLISHED – Does getting richer make people happier? By @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social, Andrew E. Clark & Richard Layard

New Policy Brief! Domestic abuse: improving risk assessment and response by the police? Evidence and recommendations from Tom Kirchmaier, @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social, Jeffrey Grogger, and @riaivandic.bsky.social Written by @aadyabahl.bsky.social Read more at: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

"While individual income can contribute to personal wellbeing, at the national level, especially in affluent societies, factors beyond mere economic expansion are vital for fostering a happier population." @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social Andrew Clarke and Richard Layard blogs.lse.ac.uk/ineq...

50 years ago, Richard Easterlin asked a fundamental question: does getting richer make us happier? In our latest blog post, Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew E. Clark & Richard Layard revisit this question, offering fresh insights into the “Easterlin paradox” #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/NIOEqtQ

The lasting positive effects of psychological treatments on patients’ employment and wages Klaudia Rzepnicka, Emma Sharland, Marta Rossa, Ted Dolby @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social Rob Saunders, Dan Ayoubkhani, Vahe Nafilya In CentrePiece Editor: @helen-ward1.bsky.social http://cep.lse.ac.uk...

Sneak peek at CentrePiece – out tomorrow! Featuring: Market power, Talking Therapies, City life, BBC relocation, intermarriage in the US, migration and innovation, elite universities, women in politics, Trump tariffs.

Talking therapies improve people's employability - and gives the economy a boost in England @cep-lse.bsky.social @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social

Le paradoxe d’Easterlin a 50 ans (A la marge) blogs.alternatives-economiques.fr/anota/2024/1...

New @cep-lse.bsky.social paper on the Easterlin paradox. For low income countries, econ growth improves wellbeing. For rich countries any wellbeing effects come through life-expectancy, social support, rule of law, not household income. cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/publica... @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social