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Helliwell John

Dr John Helliwell OC

Arthur J E Child Foundation Fellow and Co-Director, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research


Distinguished Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research;  Professor (now emeritus) of Economics, University of British Columbia (1971-); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. Co-editor of the World Happiness Reports (2012-).

Formerly: Co-Director, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Program on Social Interactions, Identity & Well-Being (2006-2017); Visiting Special Advisor, Bank of Canada (2003-04); Visiting Research Fellow, Merton College, Oxford (2003); Christensen Visiting Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford (2001).

A member of the Programme Advisory Committee, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.

Canadian Programme Advisory Committee

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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