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[[File:John_F._Helliwell_speaking_at_the_World_Government_Summit_in_Dubai_in_2017_about_happiness_as_the_purpose_of_government.png|thumb|John F. Helliwell, economist and editor of the World Happiness Report, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai in 2017 about happiness as the purpose of government]]
[[File:John_F._Helliwell_speaking_at_the_World_Government_Summit_in_Dubai_in_2017_about_happiness_as_the_purpose_of_government.png|thumb|John F. Helliwell, economist and editor of the World Happiness Report, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai in 2017 about happiness as the purpose of government]]
'''John F. Helliwell''', born in August 15, 1937, is a Canadian economist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/|title=John F. Helliwell – Welcome|website=faculty.arts.ubc.ca|access-date=May 20, 2017}}</ref> and editor of the [[World Happiness Report]]. He is a Senior Fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]] (CIFAR) and Co-Director of the CIFAR Programme on Social Interactions, Identity, and Well-Being;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cifar.ca/profiles/john-f-helliwell/|title=John F. Helliwell|work=CIFAR|access-date=May 20, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cifar.ca/profiles/john-f-helliwell/|title=CIFAR John Helliwell Profile}}</ref> Board Director of the International Positive Psychology Association,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ippanetwork.org/about/board/|title=IPPA – Board of Directors / Members-at-Large section}}</ref> and [[Emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] of [[Economics]] at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economics.ubc.ca/faculty-and-staff/john-helliwell/|title=John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia, Canada}}</ref>
'''John F. Helliwell''' (born August 15, 1937) is a Canadian economist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/|title=John F. Helliwell|website=blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>, [[Emeritus|professor emeritus]] of [[Economics]] at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia, Canada |url=http://economics.ubc.ca/faculty-and-staff/john-helliwell/}}</ref> senior fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]] (CIFAR) and co-director of the [[CIFAR Programme on Social Interactions, Identity, and Well-Being]];<ref>{{Cite news |title=John F. Helliwell |url=https://www.cifar.ca/profiles/john-f-helliwell/ |access-date=May 20, 2017 |work=CIFAR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CIFAR John Helliwell Profile |url=https://www.cifar.ca/profiles/john-f-helliwell/}}</ref> Board Director of the [[International Positive Psychology Association]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPPA – Board of Directors / Members-at-Large section |url=https://www.ippanetwork.org/about/board/}}</ref> and editor of the [[World Happiness Report]].


Helliwell's early research heavily focused on developing national and global [[econometric model]]s for studying national economies and their international linkages, including integrating energy considerations into models, for the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD),<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Supply Side in the OECD's Macroeconomic Model|last=Helliwell, Sturm, Jarrett, Salow|date=|citeseerx = 10.1.1.412.518}}</ref> [[Bank of Canada]], the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]], the [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]], and the International Project Link,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Klein|first=Lawrence|date=1976|title=Project LINK: Linking National Economic Models|jstor=40719477|journal=Challenge|volume=19|issue=5|pages=25–29|doi=10.1080/05775132.1976.11470258}}</ref> the latter led by [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel Laureate,]] [[Lawrence Klein]]. (For a history of how central banks, and especially the Bank of Canada, developed macro econometric models in the 1960s and 1970s, see the Bank of Canada Review publication ''From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/helliwell1.pdf|title=From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?|website=Bank of Canada Review|archive-date=Winter 2005–2006}}</ref>).
Helliwell's early research heavily focused on developing national and global [[econometric model]]s for studying national economies and their international linkages, including integrating energy considerations into models, for the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD),<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Supply Side in the OECD's Macroeconomic Model|last1=Helliwell|last2=Sturm|last3=Jarrett|last4=Salow|citeseerx = 10.1.1.412.518|journal=OECD Economics Studies}}</ref> [[Bank of Canada]], the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]], the [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]], and the International Project Link,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Klein|first=Lawrence|date=1976|title=Project LINK: Linking National Economic Models|jstor=40719477|journal=Challenge|volume=19|issue=5|pages=25–29|doi=10.1080/05775132.1976.11470258}}</ref> the latter led by [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel Laureate]], [[Lawrence Klein]]. (For a history of how central banks, and especially the Bank of Canada, developed macro econometric models in the 1960s and 1970s, see the Bank of Canada Review publication ''From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/helliwell1.pdf|title=From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?|website=Bank of Canada Review}}</ref>).


During his tenure at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] from 1991–1996 as a Mackenzie King Chair of Canadian Studies between 1991–1994, and [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Fellow]] and Chair of the Canada Seminar 1995–1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/prof_act.php|title=John F. Helliwell, Professional Activities, Faculty University of British Columbia}}</ref> he conducted research in collaboration with [[Robert D. Putnam|Robert Putnam]] in the study of [[social capital]] as a measure of the social linkages that help communities to operate effectively. This work lead to research into using measures of [[subjective well-being]] to provide a broader way of measuring human progress. Helliwell subsequently collaborated with other researchers in the emerging field, including Robert Putnam, [[Ed Diener]], [[Daniel Kahneman]], [[Richard Layard, Baron Layard|Richard Layard]], and a wide variety of other researchers and practitioners. The [[World Happiness Report]] grew out of a conference in [[Thimphu]] chaired by past Bhutanese Prime Minister Thinley and [[Jeffrey Sachs]], held pursuant to the [[United Nations|United Nation]]'s June 2011 General Assembly Resolution 65/309, ''Happiness: towards a holistic approach to developmen''t,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://repository.un.org/handle/11176/291712|title=Happiness : towards a holistic approach to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly}}</ref> introduced by [[Bhutan]], and in preparation for, and support of, the subsequent High Level Meeting at the United Nation's [[Headquarters of the United Nations|headquarters]] in New York City called ''Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New Economic Paradigm''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=400&nr=617&menu=35|title=Defining a New Economic Paradigm: The Report of the High-Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness}}</ref> held on April 2, 2012.
During his tenure at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] from 1991 to 1996 as a Mackenzie King Chair of Canadian Studies between 1991 and 1994, and [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Fellow]] and chair of the Canada Seminar 1995–1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/professional-activities-biography/|title=Professional Activities/Biography - John F. Helliwell}}</ref> he conducted research in collaboration with [[Robert D. Putnam|Robert Putnam]] in the study of [[social capital]] as a measure of the social linkages that help communities to operate effectively. This work lead to research into using measures of [[subjective well-being]] to provide a broader way of measuring human progress. Helliwell subsequently collaborated with other researchers in the emerging field, including Robert Putnam, [[Ed Diener]], [[Daniel Kahneman]], [[Richard Layard, Baron Layard|Richard Layard]], and a wide variety of other researchers and practitioners. The [[World Happiness Report]] grew out of a conference in [[Thimphu]] chaired by past Bhutanese Prime Minister Thinley and [[Jeffrey Sachs]], held pursuant to the [[United Nations]]' June 2011 General Assembly Resolution 65/309, ''Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://repository.un.org/handle/11176/291712|title=Happiness : towards a holistic approach to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017150819/http://repository.un.org/handle/11176/291712|archive-date=October 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> introduced by [[Bhutan]], and in preparation for, and support of, the subsequent High Level Meeting at the United Nations' [[Headquarters of the United Nations|headquarters]] in New York City called ''Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New Economic Paradigm''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=400&nr=617&menu=35|title=Defining a New Economic Paradigm: The Report of the High-Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness}}</ref> held on April 2, 2012.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Helliwell was raised in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, the son of Kathleen Birnie Helliwell (maiden name Kerby, born in [[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]], British Columbia in 1904) and father&nbsp;John L. Helliwell (born Vancouver BC in 1904, a partner of Helliwell, MacLachlan & Co, Chartered Accountants), donor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/fillongley/fillongley_mp.pdf|title=Fillongley, Tribune Bay, Helliwell Sandy Island Parks Master Plan}}</ref> of [[Helliwell Provincial Park]] on [[Hornby Island]]. He graduated from [[Prince of Wales Secondary School|Prince of Wales High School]] and attended University of British Columbia where he received a bachelor of arts in commerce in 1959, graduating as a [[valedictorian]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/cv.html.~1~|title=John Forbes Helliwell ,University of British Columbia CV}}</ref>
Helliwell was raised in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, the son of Kathleen Birnie Helliwell (maiden name Kerby, born in [[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]], British Columbia in 1904) and father&nbsp;John L. Helliwell (born Vancouver BC in 1904, a partner of Helliwell, MacLachlan & Co, Chartered Accountants), donor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/fillongley/fillongley_mp.pdf|title=Fillongley, Tribune Bay, Helliwell Sandy Island Parks Master Plan}}</ref> of [[Helliwell Provincial Park]] on [[Hornby Island]]. He graduated from [[Prince of Wales Secondary School|Prince of Wales High School]] and attended University of British Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in commerce in 1959, graduating as a [[valedictorian]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/cv/|title=CV - John F. Helliwell}}</ref>
In 1959, he was a British Columbia [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] to Oxford, where he read for the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) with a specialization in [[philosophy]] at [[St John's College, Oxford|St. John’s College, Oxford]] and received a first class in 1961.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/cv.php|title=John Forbes Helliwell University of British Columbia Homepage}}</ref> He received a Doctor of Philosophy ([[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]]) in economics from [[Nuffield College, Oxford]]’s graduate college for the social sciences, with his thesis entitled ''The Investment Process'', submitted in 1965 and received in 1966 based on research he conducted for the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance (1964) and the Royal Commission on Taxation (1966), in both cases studying how firms make decisions to invest in plant, equipment, and research. A revised version of the thesis published by Oxford University Press entitled ''Public Policies and Private Investment'' in 1968.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public policies and private investment|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1968|isbn=978-0198281566|location=Oxford|pages=|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/publicpoliciespr0000hell}}</ref>
In 1959, he was a British Columbia [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] to Oxford, where he read for the Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) with a specialization in [[philosophy]] at [[St John's College, Oxford|St. John's College, Oxford]] and received a first class in 1961.<ref name=":2"/> He received a Doctor of Philosophy ([[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]]) in economics from [[Nuffield College, Oxford]]'s graduate college for the social sciences, with his thesis entitled ''The Investment Process'', submitted in 1965 and received in 1966 based on research he conducted for the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance (1964) and the Royal Commission on Taxation (1966), in both cases studying how firms make decisions to invest in plant, equipment, and research. A revised version of the thesis published by Oxford University Press entitled ''Public Policies and Private Investment'' in 1968.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public policies and private investment|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1968|isbn=978-0198281566|location=Oxford|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/publicpoliciespr0000hell}}</ref>


== Academic career ==
== Academic career ==
Helliwell was appointed [[associate professor|Associate Professor]] of Economics at the University of British Columbia in 1967, becoming Professor in 1971 and Professor Emeritus in 2003.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://economics.ubc.ca/faculty-and-staff/john-helliwell/|title=University of British Columbia Economics Department Page for John Helliwell}}</ref> (His interview is part of the University of British Columbia Legacy project.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=John F. Helliwell : UBC Legacy Project interview|doi = 10.14288/1.0167912|year = 2013|last1 = Helliwell|first1 = John F.}}</ref>). He served as head of the University of British Columbia economics department between 1989–1991 and member of the University of British Columbia Senate between 1989–1991 and 1999–2002. Helliwell was a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Fellow]] and co-chair of the Canada Program at [[Harvard University]] between 1995 – 1996. In 2003, he was a visiting research fellow of [[Merton College, Oxford]], in 2001 he was a Christensen Fellow at [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St. Catherine's College, Oxford,]] and Killam Visiting Scholar at the [[University of Calgary]] in 2005.
Helliwell was appointed [[associate professor]] of economics at the University of British Columbia in 1967, becoming professor in 1971 and professor emeritus in 2003.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://economics.ubc.ca/faculty-and-staff/john-helliwell/|title=University of British Columbia Economics Department Page for John Helliwell}}</ref> (His interview is part of the University of British Columbia Legacy project.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=John F. Helliwell : UBC Legacy Project interview|doi = 10.14288/1.0167912|year = 2013|last1 = Helliwell|first1 = John F.}}</ref>). He served as head of the University of British Columbia economics department between 1989–1991 and member of the University of British Columbia Senate between 1989–1991 and 1999–2002. Helliwell was a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Fellow]] and co-chair of the Canada Program at [[Harvard University]] between 1995 – 1996. In 2003, he was a visiting research fellow of [[Merton College, Oxford]], in 2001 he was a Christensen Fellow at [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St. Catherine's College, Oxford]], and Killam Visiting Scholar at the [[University of Calgary]] in 2005.


== Professional activities ==
== Professional activities ==
Helliwell has served in a wide range of official advisory posts over the years,<ref name=":2" /> including membership on the [[Royal Commission]] on National Passenger Transportation between 1989–1992, senior advisor to the secretary general of the OECD between 1983–84, chair of economic advisory panel to the [[Canadian Minister of Finance]] between 1982–84,<ref name=":3" /> and president of the [[Canadian Economics Association]] between 1985–86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economics.ca/en/fellows_helliwell.php|title=Canadian Economics Association CEA Fellow: John F. Helliwell}}</ref> He was a board member for the [[Institute for Research on Public Policy|Institute for Research in Public Policy]] between 1999–2007 and he served as a board member of [[Social Research and Demonstration Corporation]] between 2002 – 2015.<ref name=":2" /> Between 2003–2004, he served as special advisor at the [[Bank of Canada]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2003/06/bank-canada-announces-appointment-special-adviser-9/|title=Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser|date=June 20, 2003}}</ref> and between 2002–2010, he was on the International Advisory Board for the [[Centre for International Governance Innovation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/collateral_1.pdf|title=The Centre for International Governance and Innovation}}</ref> He was a member of Canadian National Statistics Council between 2001–2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://datalibre.ca/2010/07/28/about-the-national-statistics-council-of-canada/|title=About the National Statistics Council of Canada|last=Yabut|date=August 6, 2010|website=datalibre.ca}}</ref> He was an advisory forum member to the United Kingdom [[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/well-being/advisory-groups/well-being-advisory-forum/advisory-forum-members.doc|title=Measuring National Well-being Advisory Forum Members}}</ref> and was on the advisory committee of the [[Ditchley Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ditchley.co.uk/the-foundations/the-canadian-ditchley-foundation/advisory-committee|title=Canadian Programme Advisory Committee|website=The Ditchley Foundation}}</ref> He also served as a member of the Steering Group for the [[Centre for Economic Performance|Center for Economic Performance]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cep.lse.ac.uk/wwp/Steering_Group.asp|title=World Wellbeing Panel Steering Group|website=Centre for Economic Performance}}</ref> and Arthur A.E. Child Foundation Fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]].<ref name=":2" />
Helliwell has served in a wide range of official advisory posts over the years,<ref name=":2" /> including membership on the [[Royal Commission]] on National Passenger Transportation between 1989 and 1992, senior advisor to the secretary general of the OECD between 1983 and 1984, chair of economic advisory panel to the [[Canadian Minister of Finance]] between 1982 and 1984,<ref name=":3" /> and president of the [[Canadian Economics Association]] between 1985 and 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economics.ca/en/fellows_helliwell.php|title=Canadian Economics Association CEA Fellow: John F. Helliwell}}</ref> He was a board member for the [[Institute for Research on Public Policy|Institute for Research in Public Policy]] between 1999–2007 and he served as a board member of [[Social Research and Demonstration Corporation]] between 2002 – 2015.<ref name=":2" /> Between 2003 and 2004, he served as special advisor at the [[Bank of Canada]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2003/06/bank-canada-announces-appointment-special-adviser-9/|title=Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser|date=June 20, 2003}}</ref> and between 2002 and 2010, he was on the International Advisory Board for the [[Centre for International Governance Innovation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/collateral_1.pdf|title=The Centre for International Governance and Innovation}}</ref> He was a member of Canadian National Statistics Council between 2001 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://datalibre.ca/2010/07/28/about-the-national-statistics-council-of-canada/|title=About the National Statistics Council of Canada|last=Yabut|date=August 6, 2010|website=datalibre.ca}}</ref> He was an advisory forum member to the United Kingdom [[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/well-being/advisory-groups/well-being-advisory-forum/advisory-forum-members.doc|title=Measuring National Well-being Advisory Forum Members}}</ref> and was on the advisory committee of the [[Ditchley Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ditchley.co.uk/the-foundations/the-canadian-ditchley-foundation/advisory-committee|title=Canadian Programme Advisory Committee|website=The Ditchley Foundation}}</ref> He also served as a member of the Steering Group for the [[Centre for Economic Performance|Center for Economic Performance]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cep.lse.ac.uk/wwp/Steering_Group.asp|title=World Wellbeing Panel Steering Group|website=Centre for Economic Performance}}</ref> and Arthur A.E. Child Foundation Fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]].<ref name=":2" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Helliwell lives with his wife, Judith Millie Helliwell,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://canadianwhoswho.ca/search_results.php?keywords=john+helliwell&onlyByName=1|title=John L. Helliwell entry in Canadian Who's Who 2014}}</ref> a trained nurse at [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal|Royal Victoria Hospital]] in Montreal. They married in 1969 and have two sons, David and James.<ref name=":1" /> They currently live British Columbia, Canada. Over the course of their marriage, they have lived and worked in their respective fields in [[Cambridge]], [[London]], [[Ottawa]], [[Oxford]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sydney]] and [[Paris]].
Helliwell lives with his wife, Judith Millie Helliwell,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://canadianwhoswho.ca/search_results.php?keywords=john+helliwell&onlyByName=1|title=John L. Helliwell entry in Canadian Who's Who 2014}}</ref> a trained nurse at [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal|Royal Victoria Hospital]] in Montreal. They married in 1969 and have two sons, David and James.<ref name=":2"/> They currently live British Columbia, Canada. Over the course of their marriage, they have lived and worked in their respective fields in [[Cambridge]], [[London]], [[Ottawa]], [[Oxford]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sydney]] and [[Paris]].


== Honors and awards ==
== Honors and awards ==
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His other awards include:<ref name=":2" />
His other awards include:<ref name=":2" />
* Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, 1962–64
* Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, 1962–64
* Killam Senior Research Fellowship, Canada Council,1970
* Killam Senior Research Fellowship, Canada Council, 1970
* Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,1976
* Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1976
* Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Teaching, UBC, 1977 (Master Teacher Awards)
* Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Teaching, UBC, 1977 (Master Teacher Awards)
* Jacob Biely Research Prize, U.B.C., 1978
* Jacob Biely Research Prize, U.B.C., 1978
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* Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of New Brunswick, 2001
* Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of New Brunswick, 2001
* Queen's Golden Jubilee Award, Canada, 2003
* Queen's Golden Jubilee Award, Canada, 2003
* Donner Prize, 2002-3.
* Donner Prize, 2002–3.
* Honorary Doctor of Letters, Waterloo University, 2022<ref>https://uwaterloo.ca/news/inspiring-leaders-will-receive-honorary-degrees-university</ref>


== Speaking engagements ==
== Speaking engagements ==
Helliwell is a frequent keynote and panel speaker at international conferences and other events. His talks include Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt at TEDx Brentwood College School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gc9wu8ifVc|title=Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt}}</ref> in 2016, The Truth about Happiness at the OMSSA Human Services Integration Policy Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vfrOdwuiA|title=The Truth about Happiness}}</ref> in 2013, and Freedom Brings Happiness at the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ifKoDUvgZs|title=Freedom Brings Happiness}}</ref> in 2012. He has also spoken at the World Government Summit in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldgovernmentsummit.org/annual-gathering/2017/speakers/prof.-john-helliwell|title=World Government Summit speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> as a plenary speaker for the Regional Studies Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/plenary-sessions/rsa-piacenza-plenary-speakers|title=Regional Studies Association plenary speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> in 2015, at the Social Identity Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carleton.ca/social-identity-conference/people/john-helliwell/|title=Social Identity Conference Speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> in 2014, the Gallup Positive Psychology Summit in Washington in 2006, the Gross National Happiness conferences in Nova Scotia in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gpiatlantic.org/conference/|title=The Second International Conference on Gross National Happiness}}</ref> and Brazil 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.felicidadeinternabruta.org.br/prog.html|title=Gross National Happiness Conference 2009 Program}}</ref> the Development Conference in Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute in New Delhi in 2007, International Forum on Well-Being and Development Policy in Guadalajara in 2014, European Meetings of the International Positive Psychology Association held in Amsterdam in 2015. In 2017, he was the keynote speaker for the [[International Society for Quality of Life Studies]] (ISQOLS) annual conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isqols2017.org/speakers/|title=Keynote Lecture: How can happiness research help to build better lives?|date=December 2016|website=isqols2017.org}}</ref>
Helliwell is a frequent keynote and panel speaker at international conferences and other events. His talks include Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt at TEDx Brentwood College School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gc9wu8ifVc|title=Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> in 2016, The Truth about Happiness at the OMSSA Human Services Integration Policy Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vfrOdwuiA|title=The Truth about Happiness|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> in 2013, and Freedom Brings Happiness at the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ifKoDUvgZs|title=Freedom Brings Happiness|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> in 2012. He has also spoken at the World Government Summit in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldgovernmentsummit.org/annual-gathering/2017/speakers/prof.-john-helliwell|title=World Government Summit speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> as a plenary speaker for the Regional Studies Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/plenary-sessions/rsa-piacenza-plenary-speakers|title=Regional Studies Association plenary speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> in 2015, at the Social Identity Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carleton.ca/social-identity-conference/people/john-helliwell/|title=Social Identity Conference Speaker John Helliwell}}</ref> in 2014, the Gallup Positive Psychology Summit in Washington in 2006, the Gross National Happiness conferences in Nova Scotia in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gpiatlantic.org/conference/|title=The Second International Conference on Gross National Happiness}}</ref> and Brazil 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.felicidadeinternabruta.org.br/prog.html|title=Gross National Happiness Conference 2009 Program}}</ref> the Development Conference in Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute in New Delhi in 2007, International Forum on Well-Being and Development Policy in Guadalajara in 2014, European Meetings of the International Positive Psychology Association held in Amsterdam in 2015. In 2017, he was the keynote speaker for the [[International Society for Quality of Life Studies]] (ISQOLS) annual conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isqols2017.org/speakers/|title=Keynote Lecture: How can happiness research help to build better lives?|date=December 2016|website=isqols2017.org}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
Helliwell has authored, edited and contributed to numerous articles,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/chronological.php|title=Recent Publications}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/workingPapers.php|title=Working Papers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dalailamacenter.org/programs/speakers-series/john-helliwell/bibliography|title=Bibliography for John Helliwell|date=2010-11-04|website=The Dalai Lama Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/authors_papers/john_helliwell|title=NBER Working Papers by John F. Helliwell}}</ref> books,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/720834.John_F_Helliwell|title=Good Read's Books by John F. Helliwell}}</ref> as well as editorials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jhelliwell/comments.php|title=Comments and Editorials}}</ref> He was managing editor for the Canadian [[Journal of Economics]] between 1979–82, executive editor of the Journal of Asian Economics between 1995–2000, member of editorial board, Canadian Business Economics between 1995–2001, founding member of editorial board of the Canadian Public Policy between 1974–77, founding member of editorial board of the Journal of Public Economics between1974-90, and has been a member of editorial board of economic modeling since 1994.<ref name=":1" />
Helliwell has authored, edited and contributed to numerous articles,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/publications/|title=Publications - John F. Helliwell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/working-papers/|title=Working Papers - John F. Helliwell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dalailamacenter.org/programs/speakers-series/john-helliwell/bibliography|title=Bibliography for John Helliwell|date=2010-11-04|website=The Dalai Lama Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/authors_papers/john_helliwell|title=NBER Working Papers by John F. Helliwell}}</ref> books,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/720834.John_F_Helliwell|title=Good Read's Books by John F. Helliwell}}</ref> as well as editorials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/comments-and-editorials/|title=Comments and Editorials - John F. Helliwell}}</ref> He was managing editor for the Canadian [[Journal of Economics]] between 1979 and 1982, executive editor of the Journal of Asian Economics between 1995 and 2000, member of editorial board, Canadian Business Economics between 1995 and 2001, founding member of editorial board of the Canadian Public Policy between 1974 and 1977, founding member of editorial board of the Journal of Public Economics between 1974 and 1990, and has been a member of editorial board of economic modeling since 1994.<ref name=":2"/>


=== Books – partial bibliography ===
=== Books – partial bibliography ===
* ''Well-being and Public Policy'' (2009) with [[Ed Diener]], Richard Lucas, Ulrich Schimmack<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/well-being-for-public-policy-9780195334074?cc=us&lang=en&|title=Well-Being for Public Policy|last=Diener, Lucas, Schimmac and Helliwell|first=E, R, U & E|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0195334074|location=Oxford|pages=|series=Oxford Positive Psychology}}</ref>
* ''Well-being and Public Policy'' (2009) with [[Ed Diener]], Richard Lucas, Ulrich Schimmack<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/well-being-for-public-policy-9780195334074?cc=us&lang=en&|title=Well-Being for Public Policy|last1=Diener|last2=Lucas|last3=Schimmac|last4=Helliwell|first1=E|first2=R|first3=U|first4=J.F.|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0195334074|location=Oxford|series=Oxford Positive Psychology}}</ref>
* ''International Differences in Well-Being'' (2010) with [[Daniel Kahneman]] and [[Ed Diener]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/international-differences-in-well-being-9780199732739?cc=us&lang=en&|title=International Differences in Well-Being|last=Diener, Kahneman, Helliwell|first=E, D & J|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0199732739|location=Oxford|pages=|series=Oxford Positive Psychology}}</ref>
* ''International Differences in Well-Being'' (2010) with [[Daniel Kahneman]] and [[Ed Diener]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/international-differences-in-well-being-9780199732739?cc=us&lang=en&|title=International Differences in Well-Being|last1=Diener|last2=Kahneman|last3=Helliwell|first1=E|first2=D|first3=J|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0199732739|location=Oxford|series=Oxford Positive Psychology}}</ref>
* Globalization and Well-being (2003)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Globalization and Well-being|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7748-0993-1|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* Globalization and Well-being (2003)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Globalization and Well-being|last=Helliwell|first=John|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7748-0993-1}}</ref>
* The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being (2001)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257458964|title=The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=OECD and Human Resources Development Canada|year=2001|isbn=978-0-662-30486-9|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being (2001)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257458964|title=The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=OECD and Human Resources Development Canada|year=2001|isbn=978-0-662-30486-9}}</ref>
* How Much Do Borders Matter? Integrating National Economies (1998)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.brookings.edu/book/how-much-do-national-borders-matter/|title=How Much Do National Borders Matter?|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=Brookings Institution|year=1998|isbn=9780815791485|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* How Much Do Borders Matter? Integrating National Economies (1998)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.brookings.edu/book/how-much-do-national-borders-matter/|title=How Much Do National Borders Matter?|last=Helliwell|first=John|publisher=Brookings Institution|year=1998|isbn=9780815791485}}</ref>
* Long-Run Economic Growth (1996) Edited with Steven Durlauf and Baldev Raj<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783790809596|title=Long-Run Economic Growth|last=Durlauf, Helliwell & Raj|publisher=Studies in Empirical Economics|year=1996|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* Long-Run Economic Growth (1996) Edited with Steven Durlauf and Baldev Raj<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783790809596|title=Long-Run Economic Growth|last=Durlauf, Helliwell & Raj|publisher=Studies in Empirical Economics|year=1996}}</ref>


=== Articles – partial bibliography ===
=== Articles – partial bibliography ===
* A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol 14(1), pages 287–289<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=March 2019|title=A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being|journal=Applied Research in Quality of Life|volume=14|pages=287–289|doi=10.1007/s11482-019-9707-7}}</ref>
* A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol 14(1), pages 287–289<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=March 2019|title=A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being|journal=Applied Research in Quality of Life|volume=14|pages=287–289|doi=10.1007/s11482-019-9707-7|s2cid=150541646 }}</ref>
*Empirical Linkages between Good Governance and National Well-being. Journal of Comparative Economics, vol 46(4), pages 1332-1346, with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover, Shun Wang .<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=March 2019|title=Empirical linkages between good governance and national well-being|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147596718300040|journal=Journal of Comparative Economics|volume=46|pages=332–1346|via=ScienceDirect}}</ref>
*Empirical Linkages between Good Governance and National Well-being. Journal of Comparative Economics, vol 46(4), pages 1332–1346, with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover, Shun Wang .<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=March 2019|title=Empirical linkages between good governance and national well-being|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147596718300040|journal=Journal of Comparative Economics|volume=46|pages=332–1346|via=ScienceDirect}}</ref>
*How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries. Social Indicators Research- An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 201–219, August., with Shun Wang and Jinwen Xu<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|last2=Wang|first2=Shun|last3=Xu|first3=Jinwen|date=August 2014|title=How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries |journal=Social Indicators Research |volume=128 |issue=1 |pages=201–129 |doi=10.1007/s11205-015-1026-2 }}</ref>
*How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries. Social Indicators Research- An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 201–219, August., with Shun Wang and Jinwen Xu<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Helliwell|first1=John|last2=Wang|first2=Shun|last3=Xu|first3=Jinwen|date=August 2014|title=How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries |journal=Social Indicators Research |volume=128 |issue=1 |pages=201–129 |doi=10.1007/s11205-015-1026-2 |s2cid=96451467 |url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w19855.pdf}}</ref>
* Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being. ''Canadian Journal of Economics'', Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp.&nbsp;729–753, April 2010, doi: 10.3386/w15887 with Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=August 2010|title=Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being |journal=Canadian Journal of Economics |volume=43 |issue=3|pages=729–753 |doi=10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01592.x |citeseerx=10.1.1.717.2306}}</ref>
* Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being. ''Canadian Journal of Economics'', Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp.&nbsp;729–753, April 2010, doi: 10.3386/w15887 with Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=August 2010|title=Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being |journal=Canadian Journal of Economics |volume=43 |issue=3|pages=729–753 |doi=10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01592.x |citeseerx=10.1.1.717.2306|s2cid=9388770 }}</ref>
* How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being. ''British Journal of Political Science'', Vol. 38, pp 595–619. 2008, doi:10.3386/w11988 with Haifang Huang. H.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=2008|title=How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being|url=http://econpapers.repec.org/article/cupbjposi/v_3a38_3ay_3a2008_3ai_3a04_3ap_3a595-619_5f00.htm|journal=British Journal of Political Science|volume=38|pages=595–619|doi=10.3386/w1198}}</ref>
* How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being. ''British Journal of Political Science'', Vol. 38, pp 595–619. 2008, doi:10.3386/w11988 with Haifang Huang. H.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=2008|title=How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being|url=http://econpapers.repec.org/article/cupbjposi/v_3a38_3ay_3a2008_3ai_3a04_3ap_3a595-619_5f00.htm|journal=British Journal of Political Science|volume=38|pages=595–619|doi=10.3386/w1198|s2cid=154942870 }}</ref>
* Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New? ''The Economic Journal'', 116: C34–C45. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074, 2006<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=February 28, 2006|title=Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?|journal=The Economic Journal|volume=116|issue=510|pages=C34–C45|doi=10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074.x|url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w11807.pdf}}<!--http://www.nber.org/papers/w11807.pdf--></ref>
* Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New? ''The Economic Journal'', 116: C34–C45. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074, 2006<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=February 28, 2006|title=Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?|journal=The Economic Journal|volume=116|issue=510|pages=C34–C45|doi=10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074.x|s2cid=9796794 |url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w11807.pdf}}<!--http://www.nber.org/papers/w11807.pdf--></ref>
* Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, October 2014 doi: 10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover and Shun Wang in collaboration with Mario Marcel, Martin Forst and Tatyana Teplova<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=October 24, 2014|title=Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? You or your institution have access to this content|url=http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/good-governance-and-national-well-being_5jxv9f651hvj-en|journal=OECD Working Papers on Public Governance|volume=|pages=|doi=10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en}}</ref>
* Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, October 2014 doi: 10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover and Shun Wang in collaboration with Mario Marcel, Martin Forst and Tatyana Teplova<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Helliwell|first=John|date=October 24, 2014|title=Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? You or your institution have access to this content|url=http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/good-governance-and-national-well-being_5jxv9f651hvj-en|journal=OECD Working Papers on Public Governance|doi=10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en}}</ref>


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John F. Helliwell, economist and editor of the World Happiness Report, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai in 2017 about happiness as the purpose of government

John F. Helliwell (born August 15, 1937) is a Canadian economist[1], professor emeritus of Economics at the University of British Columbia.[2] senior fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and co-director of the CIFAR Programme on Social Interactions, Identity, and Well-Being;[3][4] Board Director of the International Positive Psychology Association,[5] and editor of the World Happiness Report.

Helliwell's early research heavily focused on developing national and global econometric models for studying national economies and their international linkages, including integrating energy considerations into models, for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),[6] Bank of Canada, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the International Project Link,[7] the latter led by Nobel Laureate, Lawrence Klein. (For a history of how central banks, and especially the Bank of Canada, developed macro econometric models in the 1960s and 1970s, see the Bank of Canada Review publication From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?[8]).

During his tenure at Harvard from 1991 to 1996 as a Mackenzie King Chair of Canadian Studies between 1991 and 1994, and Fulbright Fellow and chair of the Canada Seminar 1995–1996,[9] he conducted research in collaboration with Robert Putnam in the study of social capital as a measure of the social linkages that help communities to operate effectively. This work lead to research into using measures of subjective well-being to provide a broader way of measuring human progress. Helliwell subsequently collaborated with other researchers in the emerging field, including Robert Putnam, Ed Diener, Daniel Kahneman, Richard Layard, and a wide variety of other researchers and practitioners. The World Happiness Report grew out of a conference in Thimphu chaired by past Bhutanese Prime Minister Thinley and Jeffrey Sachs, held pursuant to the United Nations' June 2011 General Assembly Resolution 65/309, Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development,[10] introduced by Bhutan, and in preparation for, and support of, the subsequent High Level Meeting at the United Nations' headquarters in New York City called Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New Economic Paradigm[11] held on April 2, 2012.

Early life and education[edit]

Helliwell was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Kathleen Birnie Helliwell (maiden name Kerby, born in Grand Forks, British Columbia in 1904) and father John L. Helliwell (born Vancouver BC in 1904, a partner of Helliwell, MacLachlan & Co, Chartered Accountants), donor[12] of Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island. He graduated from Prince of Wales High School and attended University of British Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in commerce in 1959, graduating as a valedictorian.[13] In 1959, he was a British Columbia Rhodes Scholar to Oxford, where he read for the Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) with a specialization in philosophy at St. John's College, Oxford and received a first class in 1961.[13] He received a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in economics from Nuffield College, Oxford's graduate college for the social sciences, with his thesis entitled The Investment Process, submitted in 1965 and received in 1966 based on research he conducted for the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance (1964) and the Royal Commission on Taxation (1966), in both cases studying how firms make decisions to invest in plant, equipment, and research. A revised version of the thesis published by Oxford University Press entitled Public Policies and Private Investment in 1968.[14]

Academic career[edit]

Helliwell was appointed associate professor of economics at the University of British Columbia in 1967, becoming professor in 1971 and professor emeritus in 2003.[15] (His interview is part of the University of British Columbia Legacy project.[16]). He served as head of the University of British Columbia economics department between 1989–1991 and member of the University of British Columbia Senate between 1989–1991 and 1999–2002. Helliwell was a Fulbright Fellow and co-chair of the Canada Program at Harvard University between 1995 – 1996. In 2003, he was a visiting research fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in 2001 he was a Christensen Fellow at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and Killam Visiting Scholar at the University of Calgary in 2005.

Professional activities[edit]

Helliwell has served in a wide range of official advisory posts over the years,[13] including membership on the Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation between 1989 and 1992, senior advisor to the secretary general of the OECD between 1983 and 1984, chair of economic advisory panel to the Canadian Minister of Finance between 1982 and 1984,[15] and president of the Canadian Economics Association between 1985 and 1986.[17] He was a board member for the Institute for Research in Public Policy between 1999–2007 and he served as a board member of Social Research and Demonstration Corporation between 2002 – 2015.[13] Between 2003 and 2004, he served as special advisor at the Bank of Canada,[18] and between 2002 and 2010, he was on the International Advisory Board for the Centre for International Governance Innovation.[19] He was a member of Canadian National Statistics Council between 2001 and 2015.[20] He was an advisory forum member to the United Kingdom Office of National Statistics,[21] and was on the advisory committee of the Ditchley Foundation.[22] He also served as a member of the Steering Group for the Center for Economic Performance[23] and Arthur A.E. Child Foundation Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[13]

Personal life[edit]

Helliwell lives with his wife, Judith Millie Helliwell,[24] a trained nurse at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. They married in 1969 and have two sons, David and James.[13] They currently live British Columbia, Canada. Over the course of their marriage, they have lived and worked in their respective fields in Cambridge, London, Ottawa, Oxford, Stockholm, Sydney and Paris.

Honors and awards[edit]

In 2017, Helliwell was made a Distinguished Fellow of CIFAR. In 2014, on behalf of the World Happiness Report, together with Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs, he was granted the International Society for Quality of Life Standards' Award for the Betterment of the Human Condition.[25]

His other awards include:[13]

  • Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, 1962–64
  • Killam Senior Research Fellowship, Canada Council, 1970
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1976
  • Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Teaching, UBC, 1977 (Master Teacher Awards)
  • Jacob Biely Research Prize, U.B.C., 1978
  • Faculty of Commerce, U.B.C., Distinguished Alumnus Award 1979
  • Killam Research Prize, U.B.C., 1987
  • Officer of the Order of Canada, 1987
  • 125th Anniversary Medal, Canada, 1992
  • Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Guelph, 1994
  • U.B.C. 75th Anniversary Award
  • Douglas Purvis Prize 1999
  • Honorary Doctor of Laws, McMaster University, 2000
  • Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of New Brunswick, 2001
  • Queen's Golden Jubilee Award, Canada, 2003
  • Donner Prize, 2002–3.
  • Honorary Doctor of Letters, Waterloo University, 2022[26]

Speaking engagements[edit]

Helliwell is a frequent keynote and panel speaker at international conferences and other events. His talks include Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt at TEDx Brentwood College School[27] in 2016, The Truth about Happiness at the OMSSA Human Services Integration Policy Conference[28] in 2013, and Freedom Brings Happiness at the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education[29] in 2012. He has also spoken at the World Government Summit in 2017,[30] as a plenary speaker for the Regional Studies Association[31] in 2015, at the Social Identity Conference[32] in 2014, the Gallup Positive Psychology Summit in Washington in 2006, the Gross National Happiness conferences in Nova Scotia in 2005[33] and Brazil 2009,[34] the Development Conference in Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute in New Delhi in 2007, International Forum on Well-Being and Development Policy in Guadalajara in 2014, European Meetings of the International Positive Psychology Association held in Amsterdam in 2015. In 2017, he was the keynote speaker for the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) annual conference.[35]

Publications[edit]

Helliwell has authored, edited and contributed to numerous articles,[36][37][38][39] books,[40] as well as editorials.[41] He was managing editor for the Canadian Journal of Economics between 1979 and 1982, executive editor of the Journal of Asian Economics between 1995 and 2000, member of editorial board, Canadian Business Economics between 1995 and 2001, founding member of editorial board of the Canadian Public Policy between 1974 and 1977, founding member of editorial board of the Journal of Public Economics between 1974 and 1990, and has been a member of editorial board of economic modeling since 1994.[13]

Books – partial bibliography[edit]

  • Well-being and Public Policy (2009) with Ed Diener, Richard Lucas, Ulrich Schimmack[42]
  • International Differences in Well-Being (2010) with Daniel Kahneman and Ed Diener[43]
  • Globalization and Well-being (2003)[44]
  • The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being (2001)[45]
  • How Much Do Borders Matter? Integrating National Economies (1998)[46]
  • Long-Run Economic Growth (1996) Edited with Steven Durlauf and Baldev Raj[47]

Articles – partial bibliography[edit]

  • A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol 14(1), pages 287–289[48]
  • Empirical Linkages between Good Governance and National Well-being. Journal of Comparative Economics, vol 46(4), pages 1332–1346, with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover, Shun Wang .[49]
  • How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries. Social Indicators Research- An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 201–219, August., with Shun Wang and Jinwen Xu[50]
  • Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being. Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp. 729–753, April 2010, doi: 10.3386/w15887 with Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh.[51]
  • How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being. British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 38, pp 595–619. 2008, doi:10.3386/w11988 with Haifang Huang. H.[52]
  • Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New? The Economic Journal, 116: C34–C45. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074, 2006[53]
  • Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, October 2014 doi: 10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en with Haifang Huang, Shawn Grover and Shun Wang in collaboration with Mario Marcel, Martin Forst and Tatyana Teplova[54]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "John F. Helliwell". blogs.ubc.ca/helliwell/. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia, Canada".
  3. ^ "John F. Helliwell". CIFAR. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "CIFAR John Helliwell Profile".
  5. ^ "IPPA – Board of Directors / Members-at-Large section".
  6. ^ Helliwell; Sturm; Jarrett; Salow. "The Supply Side in the OECD's Macroeconomic Model". OECD Economics Studies. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.412.518.
  7. ^ Klein, Lawrence (1976). "Project LINK: Linking National Economic Models". Challenge. 19 (5): 25–29. doi:10.1080/05775132.1976.11470258. JSTOR 40719477.
  8. ^ "From Flapper to Bluestocking: What Happened to the Young Woman of Wellington Street?" (PDF). Bank of Canada Review.
  9. ^ "Professional Activities/Biography - John F. Helliwell".
  10. ^ "Happiness : towards a holistic approach to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly". Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Defining a New Economic Paradigm: The Report of the High-Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness".
  12. ^ "Fillongley, Tribune Bay, Helliwell Sandy Island Parks Master Plan" (PDF).
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "CV - John F. Helliwell".
  14. ^ Helliwell, John (1968). Public policies and private investment. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0198281566.
  15. ^ a b "University of British Columbia Economics Department Page for John Helliwell".
  16. ^ Helliwell, John F. (2013). John F. Helliwell : UBC Legacy Project interview. doi:10.14288/1.0167912.
  17. ^ "Canadian Economics Association CEA Fellow: John F. Helliwell".
  18. ^ "Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser". June 20, 2003.
  19. ^ "The Centre for International Governance and Innovation" (PDF).
  20. ^ Yabut (August 6, 2010). "About the National Statistics Council of Canada". datalibre.ca.
  21. ^ "Measuring National Well-being Advisory Forum Members".
  22. ^ "Canadian Programme Advisory Committee". The Ditchley Foundation.
  23. ^ "World Wellbeing Panel Steering Group". Centre for Economic Performance.
  24. ^ "John L. Helliwell entry in Canadian Who's Who 2014".
  25. ^ "World Happiness Report Wins Award For the Betterment Of the Human Condition". International Society for Quality of Life Studies. September 30, 2014.
  26. ^ https://uwaterloo.ca/news/inspiring-leaders-will-receive-honorary-degrees-university
  27. ^ "Using Happiness Research to Better Adapt". YouTube.
  28. ^ "The Truth about Happiness". YouTube.
  29. ^ "Freedom Brings Happiness". YouTube.
  30. ^ "World Government Summit speaker John Helliwell".
  31. ^ "Regional Studies Association plenary speaker John Helliwell".
  32. ^ "Social Identity Conference Speaker John Helliwell".
  33. ^ "The Second International Conference on Gross National Happiness".
  34. ^ "Gross National Happiness Conference 2009 Program".
  35. ^ "Keynote Lecture: How can happiness research help to build better lives?". isqols2017.org. December 2016.
  36. ^ "Publications - John F. Helliwell".
  37. ^ "Working Papers - John F. Helliwell".
  38. ^ "Bibliography for John Helliwell". The Dalai Lama Center. November 4, 2010.
  39. ^ "NBER Working Papers by John F. Helliwell".
  40. ^ "Good Read's Books by John F. Helliwell".
  41. ^ "Comments and Editorials - John F. Helliwell".
  42. ^ Diener, E; Lucas, R; Schimmac, U; Helliwell, J.F. (2009). Well-Being for Public Policy. Oxford Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195334074.
  43. ^ Diener, E; Kahneman, D; Helliwell, J (2010). International Differences in Well-Being. Oxford Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199732739.
  44. ^ Helliwell, John (2002). Globalization and Well-being. ISBN 978-0-7748-0993-1.
  45. ^ Helliwell, John (2001). The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being. OECD and Human Resources Development Canada. ISBN 978-0-662-30486-9.
  46. ^ Helliwell, John (1998). How Much Do National Borders Matter?. Brookings Institution. ISBN 9780815791485.
  47. ^ Durlauf, Helliwell & Raj (1996). Long-Run Economic Growth. Studies in Empirical Economics.
  48. ^ Helliwell, John (March 2019). "A Pioneer in Broadening the Use of Subjective Well-Being to Measure and Improve Quality of Life, and in Establishing the Social Sources of Well-Being". Applied Research in Quality of Life. 14: 287–289. doi:10.1007/s11482-019-9707-7. S2CID 150541646.
  49. ^ Helliwell, John (March 2019). "Empirical linkages between good governance and national well-being". Journal of Comparative Economics. 46: 332–1346 – via ScienceDirect.
  50. ^ Helliwell, John; Wang, Shun; Xu, Jinwen (August 2014). "How Durable are Social Norms? Immigrant Trust and Generosity in 132 Countries" (PDF). Social Indicators Research. 128 (1): 201–129. doi:10.1007/s11205-015-1026-2. S2CID 96451467.
  51. ^ Helliwell, John (August 2010). "Measuring and Understanding Subjective Well-Being". Canadian Journal of Economics. 43 (3): 729–753. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.717.2306. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01592.x. S2CID 9388770.
  52. ^ Helliwell, John (2008). "How's Your Government? International Evidence Linking Good Government and Well-Being". British Journal of Political Science. 38: 595–619. doi:10.3386/w1198. S2CID 154942870.
  53. ^ Helliwell, John (February 28, 2006). "Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?" (PDF). The Economic Journal. 116 (510): C34–C45. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01074.x. S2CID 9796794.
  54. ^ Helliwell, John (October 24, 2014). "Good Governance and National Well-being What Are the Linkages? You or your institution have access to this content". OECD Working Papers on Public Governance. doi:10.1787/5jxv9f651hvj-en.
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