Professor Lord (Richard) Layard of Highgate FBA

Economic systems; economic sociology; public policy and management; education

Elected 2003

Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2003

Current post

Director, Well-being Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science

Past appointments

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Co-Director, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Sciences

1990 -

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Director, Well-being Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Sciences

1990 -

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Professor of Economics

1980 - 1999

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Director, Centre for Economic Performance

1974 - 2003

Robbins Committee on Higher Education Senior Research Officer

1961 - 1964

Publications

Thrive: The power of evidence-based psychological therapies 2014

A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age 2009

Combatting Unemployment 2011

Unemployment - Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market 1991

Tackling Inequality 1999

Happiness - Lessons from a New Science (2nd ed) 2011

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