John Helliwell, Senior Fellow at CIFAR and Professor Emeritus at UBC Vancouver School of Economics
Wednesday May 15, 2013 - Inaugural Scholars' Dinner - Building Better Lives: New Lessons from the Science of Happiness
John F. Helliwell is Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and co-director of CIFAR's program on "Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being". He is also Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of British Columbia, a member of the National Statistics Council, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was previously visiting special advisor at the Bank of Canada , visiting research fellow of Merton College in Oxford, of St. Catherine's College in Oxford, and Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies at Harvard. He has published numerous books and articles, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. Join us at the inaugural Scholars' Dinner to hear from this leading academic on the interaction between research and actionable policy.
The Institute is launching the Scholars' Dinner to recognize the significant accomplishments of its fellows and contributors. The Institute was able to expand its events programme to include this dinner series with a generous grant by Dr. Wendy Dobson, Professor at the Rotman School of Business and Co-Director of the Rotman Institute for International Business. In honour of the academic community, this dinner will be attended by Institute scholars, top academics, and industry leaders across many different policy areas and sectors.
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