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Government can make people happier by trying to make them richer

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16 January 2012

Mark Littlewood speaks to BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show

Speaking to BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine programme, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA, argues that government attempts to measure happiness are meaningless. Instead, income is a far stronger factor in determining wellbeing.

Listen here [2] (starts at 1:36:24).

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[1] http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/in-the-media/images/Coin Towers_12.jpg
[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019c9mv/Jeremy_Vine_Jeremy_discusses_the_safety_of_modern_cruise_liners./?t=1h36m24s