His research and commentary regularly feature in the media, including in The Economist, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, and on the BBC. He is a frequent advisor to governments and corporations including as a research advisor to the Gallup Organization and he works with startups such as Psychological Technologies and Butterfly.ai. Jan obtained his PhD from the LSE and was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University. Prior to joining Oxford, he was on the faculty at University College London and INSEAD. Jan is an associate editor of the World Happiness Report and sits on the Global Happiness Council and chairs its workplace wellbeing committee. His research was selected among “The Management Ideas that Mattered Most in 2016” by Harvard Business Review. The underlying theme throughout his research is the study of human wellbeing and this has led to new insights in the relationship between happiness and income, economic growth, and inequality. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve is a behavioural economist and professor at the University of Oxford.

The aim of the GHC is to survey and share best practice policies drawn from the research literature and government experiences around the globe. The work of the Council will be complementary to the World Happiness Reports and other research on the measurement and explanation of happiness. This report provides evidence and policy advice to participating governments on best practices to promote happiness and well-being. The GHC identifies best practices at the national and local levels to encourage advancement of the causes of happiness and well-being.Ĭouncil members oversee the work of six thematic groups (education, workplace, personal happiness, public health, city design and management) who each produce a chapter of policy recommendations in the Global Happiness Policy Report, published annually and presented at the World Government Summit (WGS) in support the Global Dialogue for Happiness. The Global Happiness Council (GHC) is a new global network of leading academic specialists in happiness and key practitioners in areas ranging from psychology, economics, urban planning, civil society, business and government.

Global happiness index for cities