The Wellbeing Research & Policy Conference 2022
6-8 July University of Oxford
Programme
Wednesday 6th July: Welcome
Arrival and registration at our conference venue in Worcester College
Introductory drinks and dinner at Worcester College
Thursday 7th July: Research
Breakfast and continued registration
Break for coffee and refreshments
Session #1: Fundamental issues in wellbeing measurement (I)
Chair: Prof. Claudia Senik (Paris School of Economics)
Caspar Kaiser (University of Oxford)
‘Machine Learning and Human Wellbeing’
Mark Fabian (University of Cambridge)
‘What Do Responses to Life Satisfaction Scales Mean? Evidence from Cognitive Interviewing’
Session #2: Wellbeing policy and interventions (I)
Chair: Dr. Chris Barrington-Leigh (McGill University)
Christian Krekel (LSE)
‘Happy to Help: The Welfare Effects of a Nationwide Micro-Volunteering Programme’
George MacKerron (University of Sussex)
‘Back to Edgeworth? Estimating the Value of Time Using Hedonic Experiences’
Sarah Fleche (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne/LSE)
‘Do Family Policies Improve Mothers’ Wellbeing?’
Session #3: Economics of wellbeing
Chair: Prof. Andrew Oswald (University of Warwick)
Alois Stutzer (University of Basel)
‘Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction’
Lauren Howe (Universität Zürich)
‘The Human Cost of COVID-19: CEO Acknowledgment of the Costs of Crisis and its Effect on Company Financial Value During Economic Turbulence’
Sergio Pirla (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
‘Happiness Without a Financial Safety Net: Low Income Predicts Emotional Volatility’
Session #4: Wellbeing in education
Chair: Laura Taylor (University of Oxford)
Jose Marquez (University of Manchester)
‘The #BeeWell Project: Making Young People’s Wellbeing Everybody’s Business’
Julie Selwyn (University of Oxford)
Linda Brikheim-Crookall (Coram Voice)
The Subjective Wellbeing of Children in Care of the State’
Kelsey O’Connor (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
‘Effects of Teaching Practices on Life Satisfaction and Test Scores: Evidence from the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA)’
Break for lunch
Awards Ceremony. More information to follow.
Break for coffee and refreshments
Session #5: Fundamental issues in wellbeing measurement (II)
Chair: Prof. Laura Kubzansky (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Alex Bryson (UCL)
‘Taking the Pulse of Nations: A Biometric Measure of Well-being’
Johannes C. Eichstaedt (Stanford University)
‘The Current State of the Art in the Population Measurement of Well-being Through Twitter’
Luciano Espósito Sewaybricker (University of São Paulo)
‘Mbyá Guarani’s teko porã: An Indigenous Perspective on Wellbeing and Obstacles to Measure It’
Session #6: Wellbeing policy and interventions (II)
Chair: Prof. Alois Stutzer (Basel University)
Giulia Ferrari (LSE)
‘The Impact of Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programming: Which Measures of Wellbeing Better Capture Welfare Effects?’
Gang Chen (Monash University)
‘Developing Preference-Based Wellbeing Index: Discrete Choice Experiments from Five Developed Countries’
Yoon Irons (University of Derby)
‘Group Singing as an Effective Wellbeing Intervention for Older Adults’
Session #7: The future of work and wellbeing
Chair: Laura Giurge (LSE/University of Oxford)
Claudia Senik (Paris School of Economics)
‘Adopting Telework. The Causal Impact of Working from Home on Subjective Well-being in 2020’
Eliza-Jane Stringer (LSE)
‘People Versus Machines: The Impact of Being in an Automatable Job on Australian Workers’ Mental Health and Life Satisfaction’
George Ward (MIT)
‘Workplace Happiness and Employee Recruitment: Evidence from a Field Experiment’
Session #8: Global perspectives on wellbeing
Chair: Prof. Carol Graham (Brookings Institution)
Caroline Chesang
Giulia Greco (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
‘Exploring the Relationship Between Violence and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania’
Anne-Marie Bagnall (Leeds Beckett)
‘Community Power and Its Connection to Positive Wellbeing and Health in Places of Multiple Deprivation’
Chris Barrington-Leigh (McGill University)
Response Functions Around the Globe: Cultural Differences in Cognitive Evaluations of Life’
Evening aperitifs and exclusive dinner at the Bodleian Library’s Divinity School
Friday 8th July: Policy
Breakfast
With a special focus on HM Treasury’s Green Book supplement on wellbeing and cost-benefit analysis
Chaired by Nancy Hey (Director, What Works Wellbeing)
Panelists:
Nancy Hey (Director, What Works Wellbeing)
Amanda Rowlatt, CBE (Chair, Social Impacts Task Force)
Sara MacLennan (Economic Advisor, UK Government Economic Service, DEFRA)
Liz McKeown (Director of Public Policy Analysis, Office for National Statistics)
Jo Swinson (Director, Partners for a New Economy)
Break for coffee and refreshments
Moderated by Dr. Michael Plant (Happier Lives Institute; University of Oxford)
Panelists:
Dr. John Bare (Vice-President, John Templeton Foundation)
Dr. Alonzo Plough (Vice-President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Sarah Davidson (CEO, Carnegie UK)
Prof. Anna Vignoles (Director, The Leverhulme Trust)
Prof. Miranda Wolpert, MBE (Director of Mental Health, Wellcome Trust)
Lunch
Speakers
Prof. Lord Richard Layard (London School of Economics)
Marco Alverà (Co-Founder of Zhero, CEO of TES-H2)
Moderated by Joumanna Bercetche (Anchor, CNBC)
Panelists:
Alan Jope (CEO, Unilever)
Josh Krichefski (EMEA CEO & Global COO, MediaCom)
LaFawn Davis (Senior Vice President of ESG, Indeed)
Sofia Maroudia (Director, ESG Snam, Snam Foundation)
Manjit Jus (Global Head of ESG Research & Data, S&P Global)
Martin Dewhurst (Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company)
Break for coffee and refreshments
Moderated by Dr. Alden Lai (Global Wellbeing Initiative; New York University)
Panelists:
Dr. Alden Lai (GlobalGlobal Wellbeing Initiative; New York University)
Amanda Janoo (Wellbeing Economy Alliance)
Prof. John Helliwell (World Happiness Report)
Andy Rzepa (Gallup)
Evening aperitifs and exclusive dinner at Balliol College
* The policy events are generously supported by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation