Today the #WorldWellbeingPanel released its latest poll.
Our experts reflected on the role of international trade, and of tariffs in their own country, on national wellbeing. They had lots to say!
Visit worldwellbeingpanel.org for all the details. #happiness #Tariffs

What is the economics of happiness? How will it shape policy as well as future thought in economics?

For ECON and ENVR (@mcgillbse) students at @uMcGill (& others, but all subject to prerequisites):
I'll be teaching ECON 430 / ENVR 430 autumn 2025.

mcgill.ca/study/2024-2...

Today the #WorldWellbeingPanel released the results of its latest poll. Panelists reflected on the impact of artificial intelligence on wellbeing.

Visit worldwellbeingpanel.org for all the details. or see here for a PDF: wellbeing.research.mcgill.ca/wwp/static/p...

#happiness #AI

(3/4) Unfortunately, it appears that in many places around the world, including still fast-urbanizing regions, these decisions are being made poorly, constraining future life there to non-walkable, "street-network-sprawl".

(2/4) Street layouts are essentially unchangeable. That's why we think street network design decisions at the time of initial residential development are one of strongest policy levers we have over future urban life -- emissions, energy use, lifestyle, community.

Today Adam Millard-Ball and I are releasing a massive dataset, detailing our work over a number of years to characterize local street network connectivity around the planet. (1/4)
Open article, open data, open source.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Next up in the McGill-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar:
wellbeing.research.mcgill.ca/seminar
Tuesday, January 14th