Happiness, well-being and (de)growth
International conference
Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Via Principe Amedeo 34, Torino
21 June 2019
9.30-12.30
Andrew Clark (Paris) and Conchita D’Ambrosio (Luxemburg)
Good times, bad times: Well-being in times of growth and recession
Leonardo Becchetti (Roma Tor Vergata)
Beyond homo economicus: Toward new well-being foundations
Emanuele Felice (Chieti-Pescara)
Happiness and economic history: How happiness changed over the long-run and the relationship with economics
Discussants: Pierluigi Conzo (Torino), Maria Laura Di Tommaso (Torino)
14.00-17.00
Maurizio Pugno (Cassino)
Enjoying life takes time. From economic growth to human development
Maria Cristina Marcuzzo (Roma La Sapienza)
Keynes on ethics and politics
Mario Cedrini (Torino) and Joselle Dagnes (Torino)
Stephen King’s “Needful Things”: A dystopian vision of capitalism during its triumph
Discussants: Sergio Cremaschi (Piemonte Orientale), Leonardo Becchetti
17.00
Serge Latouche (Paris)
La decrescita e i paradossi della felicità
Mario Cedrini