Virtual Launch: World Happiness Report 2021

Report Highlights and Q&A

  • Happiness, trust, and deaths under COVID-19 (John Helliwell)

  • COVID-19 Prevalence and Well-being: Lessons from East Asia (Shun Wang)

  • Reasons for Asia-Pacific Success in suppressing COVID-19 (Jeff Sachs)

  • Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic (James Banks by video)

  • Social Connection and Well-Being during COVID-19 (Karynna Okabe-Miyamoto by video)

  • Work and Well-being during COVID-19: Impact, Inequalities, Resilience, and the Future of Work (Jan-Emmanuel De Neve)

  • Living long and living well: The WELLBY approach (Richard Layard)

Chapter 3: COVID-19 Prevalence and Well-being: Lessons from East Asia (10 minutes) Jeffrey Sachs

Chapter 4: Reasons for Asia-Pacific Success in suppressing COVID-19 (10 minutes) Fengyu Wu www.worldhappiness.report

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