British government to start measuring the nation’s happiness

Posted on 2010/11/25 , tagged as

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David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, apparently first suggested the idea of a ‘happiness index’ five years ago. Well, now the government is to invest £2million in a project within the Office of National Statistics which will start measuring factors such as income inequality, health and education levels and the environment.

You can read more about the project here.

Naturally, we’d strongly recommend the PM read The Happiness Equation by Nick Powdthavee, which brings to a general readership the new science of happiness economics for the first time.