Gross National Happiness - in the UK

The UK Government intends to measure the happiness of its citizens. From April 2011, the Office of National Statistics will start taking measurements and publish its results in 2012 (see here). It is not just Bhutan that sees the importance of measuring happiness. In fact, wealth is linked to National levels of happiness (see the World Values Survey). I have talked about happiness previously - see my post here where Nancy Etcoff talks about the science of happiness. Believe it or not, there are economic benefits to being happy!