Experts from across the globe will share examples of national-level and sector-specific policies that aim to promote happiness, examining the impact they have had
A team of leading economists, psychologists, and policy experts will collaborate on World Happiness Report 2027, to be released in March next year
In addition to the ranking of the world’s happiest countries, every World Happiness Report includes detailed analysis on a chosen topic
In 2027, the report will focus on public policy, examining how government spending can promote happiness, and why that should be the central aim for policymakers worldwide. With contributions from Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas, the report will investigate what works, what doesn’t, and where the greatest opportunities lie
Richard Layard, founder-director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, and a founding editor of the World Happiness Report, said:
“Over two hundred years ago, the great philosophers of the Enlightenment proposed that government policy should target wellbeing. Today, the science of wellbeing makes that possible
World Happiness Report 2027 will show how that science is being used around the world and illustrate some policy initiatives it supports and some it does not.”
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Oxford and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, which publishes the World Happiness Report, said:
“We are thrilled to be able to bring together a stellar set of author teams who will dig into how populations can look to practically improve good life years at both a country level, as well as <a href="https://healthylife7.com/through-flux-and-fluidity-fda-keeps-coming-back-to-rare-disease/” title=”Through flux and fluidity, FDA keeps coming back to rare disease”>through specific policies that look to raise population wellbeing
This will mark a special moment in the history of the World Happiness Report as we go beyond the global trends in wellbeing and what might explain them, to focus on operationalising wellbeing and how to put it at the heart of policy-making.”
World Happiness Report 2027 will feature eight chapters, representing a range of perspectives from around the world:
Global happiness and public policy
- John F. HelliwellVancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
- Lara B. AkninDepartment of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
- Haifang HuangDepartment of Economics, University of Alberta
- Shun WangInternational Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Value for money: how to improve wellbeing and reduce misery
- Richard LayardCentre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Other authors to be confirmed
Wellbeing transformation in government policymaking: a natural language analysis of Japan’s policy system
- Susumu NagayamaGraduate School of Social Data Science, Hitotsubashi University
- Other authors to be confirmed
From wellbeing budgets to wellbeing outcomes: lessons from New Zealand
- Arthur GrimesVictoria University of Wellington and Motu Research
- Conal SmithKōtātā Insight and Auckland University of Technology
- Stephanié RossouwAuckland University of Technology
- Talita GreylingUniversity of Johannesburg
Pura Vida without a manual: the paradox of a high-wellbeing Costa Rica through indirect public policies
- Franklin CastroFounder and CEO, Yourney
- Alejandro RamírezResearcher
Making wellbeing a measurable objective of education policy: lessons from Uganda’s school-based mental health reform
- Rebecca NamuliStrongMinds
- Charlotte OloyaStrongMinds
- Vincent MujuneStrongMinds
- Saidi NsambaMinistry of Education and Sports, Republic of Uganda
- Roscoe KasujjaSchool of Psychology, Makerere University
- Teddy Wandera ChimmulwaUNESCO Uganda
Time use, public policy, and wellbeing: evidence from South Korea
- Joon HanDepartment of Sociology, Yonsei University
- Jun KooDepartment of Public Administration, Korea University
- Eunkook M. SuhDepartment of Psychology, Yonsei University
Flourishing is contagious: evidence that cultivating wellbeing in one person lifts the wellbeing and performance of others
- Richard J. DavidsonCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Matthew J. HirshbergCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chapter titles may be subject to change ahead of publication of World Happiness Report 2027
About the World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board. The report is produced under the editorial control of the WHR Editorial Board
Powered by data from the Gallup World Poll, the World Happiness Report is the world’s foremost publication on global happiness: an annual publication which provides valuable, interdisciplinary insights into the wellbeing and happiness of people across the globe
In addition to the rankings of the world’s ‘happiest’ countries, the report includes curated submissions from experts at the forefront of wellbeing science
For more information visit worldhappiness.report
