Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the former King of Bhutan, declared in 1972 that “gross national happiness (GNH) is more important than … Continue reading “Is happiness all that matters?”

Why do we put ourselves through this, year after year? Most football fans ask that question at some stage each … Continue reading “Are football fans rational utility maximisers?”

Jamie Whyte’s superb new book Quack Policy, published by the IEA last week, has provoked some controversy on Twitter. The publication … Continue reading “The Bluff of Evidence-Based Policy”

When the ONS released its national happiness survey, critics complained that its results were trivial. But looking at how interest … Continue reading “£2m for the happiness survey was a bargain”