1. Happiness: Rise of a new global paradigm Dr. Christian Kroll Jacobs University & Universität Bremen e-mail: c.kroll @ jacobs-university.de website: www.christiankroll.eu

2. Talking about happiness?

3. A word from Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) “The care of human life and happiness is the only legitimate object of good government.”

4. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) “We must therefore survey what we have already said, bringing it to the test of the facts of life, and if it harmonises with the facts we must accept it, but if it clashes with them we must suppose it to be mere theory.” (Nicomachean Ethics, Book 10, 1179: 23)

5. From measuring economic production towards measuring people‘s well-being. Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi commission, 2009

6. Economic progress made us richer but no happier. Source: Myers 20001

7. The decreasing marginal utility of income. Source: Inglehart & Klingemann 2000

8. A range of stakeholders around the globe are involved in creating new measures of well-being. national roundtables civil society / academia statistical offices Source: Kroll 2011 international organisations

9. The new UK Measures of National Well-Being Source: ONS 2011

10. The new UK Measures of National Well-Being

11. 1) Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays? 2) Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday? 3) Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday? 4) Overall, to what extent do you feel that the things you do in your life are worthwhile? Source: ONS 2011

12. World Happiness Report

13. The state of world happiness top. middle. bottom Source: Helliwell, Layard, Sachs 2012

14. World Happiness Report: Key recommendations 1.Do not pursue GDP growth at all costs 2.Prioritise reduction of unemployment: “A bad job is often better than no job.” 3.Foster community spirit and trust 4.Improve access to modern evidence-based psychological therapies

15. OECD Your Better Life Index 1:Australia 2:Norway 3: USA. 28: Greece. 35:Mexico 36:Turkey

16. OECD Your Better Life Index 1:Australia 2:Norway 3: USA. 28: Greece. 35:Mexico 36:Turkey

17. Better Life Index outperforms GNI in a „happiness test“ Source: Delhey & Kroll 2012

18. Bhutan‘s Gross National Happiness policy screening tool

19. The UK Green Book “Subjective well-being measurement […] will be important in ensuring that the full range of impacts of proposed policies are considered”

21. Thank you! Dr. Christian Kroll e-mail: c.kroll @ jacobs-university.de website: www.christiankroll.eu