PPE 2011

On Happiness

New Orleans InterContinental
Sponsored by:
Center for Ethics

Event Description

The PPE conference is an annual event organized by the editors of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. Papers presented at this conference are targeted for subsequent publication in the journal. Participants may access password protected drafts of papers below.

This year’s presenters are:

  • Marc Fleurbaey, Research Director, CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), University Paris Descartes
  • Carol Graham, Senior Fellow and Charles Robinson Chair in Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution; College Park Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
  • Daniel N. Haybron, Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Louis University
  • Bernard M.S. van Praag, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam

Downloads

Conference Schedule
Marc Fleurbaey: "The Importance of What People Care About"
Carol Graham: "What Do We Mean By Happiness? Toward a Theory of Agency and Well-Being"
Daniel N. Haybron: "What Matters in Measures of Well-Being for Policy"
Bernard M.S. van Praag: "Can Happiness Economics Provide Tools for Normative Economics"

Admission Information

By Invitation Only