Acting
Richard Layard
Born
1934-03-15 (92)
Place of birth
UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Peter Richard Grenville Layard, Baron Layard FBA is a British labour economist, currently working as programme director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. His early career focused on how to reduce unemployment and inequality.
Known for
6.7Nicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.
The Big Questions
2007
8.5Books, apps, coaching sessions: Today, happiness is everywhere. We might think that there is nothing wrong with this common-sense concern. But it’s actually the opposite of social reality. So what lies behind this contemporary obsession with happiness and the billions of euros generated by its industry? Philosophers, sociologists, economists and psychiatrists including Christophe André, Éva Illouz, Martin Seligman and Julia De Funès, confront their point of view and decipher one of the most captivating and worrying phenomena of this early century.
Manufacturing Happiness
2022