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Born in Basel, Switzerland in 1941. 1970-77 Full Professor at University Constance and 1977-2012 University Zurich. 2010-13 Distinguished Professor at University Warwick. 2012-15 Senior Professor at Zeppelin University. Since 2015 Permanent Visiting Professor at University Basel. 1990-91 Visiting Research Professor at University Chicago. Honorary Doctorates from 5 European Universities in 5 countries. Author of 30 books (economics of environment, politics, behaviour, happiness, awards and arts).

Silke Fricke is a Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on understanding speech, language, and literacy development and difficulties in monolingual and multilingual children as well as the interrelationships between these skills, and the evaluation of early support and intervention approaches for children’s speech, language and literacy development.

Benjamin M. Friedman is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, and formerly chairman of the Department of Economics, at Harvard University. Much of his research and writing has focused on economic policy, and he has frequently advised both policymakers and candidates for public office on economic issues. His work has also addressed broader issues of the connections between economics and society. His most recent book is Religion and the Rise of Capitalism.

Professor Frijters is currently a Professor in Wellbeing Economics at the LSE, teaching the Masters Course in Wellbeing and Public Policy. He specializes in applied micro-econometrics, including labour, happiness, and health economics, though he has also worked on pure theoretical topics in macro and micro fields. Professor Frijters currently advises the UK government and others on how to implement wellbeing policies at the national and regional level.

Laura is an applied economist, working on topics related to education, health, and development economics. Currently, most of her research agenda is centred around the study of well-being and adolescents’ behaviour.

Jet is a behavioural scientist, trained in experimental psychology and real world implementation of laboratory evidence using randomised controlled trials in field to improve health and wellbeing on a population level. Currently she is focused on how everyday time perception affects risk tolerance, decision making and behaviour on a population level. Her research shows that the experiential fluctuation of weekly cycle influences our risk-taking behaviour, with serious consequences for health care,