Measuring Happiness

Economists measure well-being by gross domestic product. But are there better ways to measure happiness, measures that help the government to better serve citizens? For over 50 years Bhutan used a national happiness index as a policy tool to help guide decisions. In 2011 I spoke with listeners and filmmaker/activist John DeGraaf talks about how happiness could be measured and discussed examples like Victoria, B.C.. Further reading see Curiocity April 2022 Seattle just ranked as one of the happiest cities in America and visit www.happycounts.org.