Jeffrey D. Sachs

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One Team is Redefining How the World Measures Happiness, for the Better

By Emma Betuel

It’s tempting to assume 2020 was not a great year for happiness. but despite last year’s health hardships and a spike in poor mental health, the authors of the world happiness report are glad to say that happiness persists, if we look for it in the right places.

First released in 2012, the World Happiness Report aims to both quantify and analyze well-being around the world. Each year, it generates press coverage because of its ranking of the world’s happiest countries — typically Nordic countries like Finland and Denmark top the charts.

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