David Blanchflower

David Blanchflower is a prominent British economist known for his work on labor markets and happiness economics. He has served as an economics professor at Dartmouth College and was a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Blanchflower's research explores the relationship between economic conditions and personal well-being, emphasizing how factors like job security and income affect happiness. He is recognized for advocating the idea that improving people's quality of life should be a key goal of economic policy, not just focusing on traditional measures like GDP growth.