Event:Measuring Happiness and Opportunity Around the World
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| Event:Measuring Happiness and Opportunity Around the World | |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Washington D.C. |
| Date | 28/09/2011 |
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On September 28, the Brookings Institution will host a discussion with Carol Graham on her book, "The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-being"(Brookings Institution 2011) and whether happiness can be a new marker for economic progress in the United States and across the world. Panelists include David Brooks, New York Times op-ed columnist; Carol Lancaster, dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and Brookings Senior Fellow Isabel V. Sawhill. Brookings President Strobe Talbott will provide introductory remarks.
After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.
Event Information:
3:30 - 4:30 PM on September 28, 2011 at The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC
