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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20120612T080000
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SUMMARY:Wellbeing and Public Policy
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LOCATION:Wellington\, New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:<p>With rising academic\, public and political interest in wellbeing\, more and&nbsp\;more government officials are considering using wellbeing research to&nbsp\;inform their policy decisions. This conference will promote&nbsp\;interdisciplinary dialogue on how wellbeing research might best be applied&nbsp\;to policymaking. Several interrelated issues will be addressed (more detail&nbsp\;on these topic below):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What should the role of wellbeing and wellbeing research be in&nbsp\;policymaking?</li>\n<li>How should wellbeing be defined for research and policymaking?</li>\n<li>How should wellbeing be measured for research and policymaking?</li>\n<li>What role\, if any\, should subjective measures of wellbeing play in&nbsp\;policymaking and national accounts?</li>\n<li>What evidence is there on policies that improve wellbeing?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The third day of the conference will be dedicated to invitation only&nbsp\;high-level workshops focused on specific topics\, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which measures of subjective wellbeing (if any) should feature in&nbsp\;national accounts of wellbeing?</li>\n<li>Poor but satisfied. &nbsp\;Does subjective wellbeing have a place in addressing&nbsp\;disadvantage?</li>\n<li>Gross National Happiness and other policy frameworks that look beyond the&nbsp\;accumulation of wealth</li>\n<li>How can research on subjective wellbeing actually inform policymaking?</li>\n<li>How can we best measure the wellbeing of children?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Keynote speakers include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Clark (<a target="_blank">http://www.parisschoolofeconomics.com/clark-andrew/</a>)</li>\n<li>Robert Cummins (<a target="_blank">http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/psychology/staffprofiles.php?username=cummins</a>)</li>\n<li>Paul Frijters (<a target="_blank">http://www.uq.edu.au/~uqpfrijt/index.html</a>)</li>\n<li>Robert MacCulloch (<a target="_blank">http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.macculloch</a>)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>There is a limited number of places available at the conference\, and&nbsp\;especially at the workshops\, so we advise registering your interest in&nbsp\;coming as soon as possible.</p>\n<p>To ask questions or register your interest\, contact the conference team:<br><a href="mailto:wellbeingandpublicpolicy@gmail.com">wellbeingandpublicpolicy@gmail.com</a></p>\n<p>For more details\, visit our conference website:</p>
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