Richard Layard, Baron Layard
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Peter Richard Grenville Layard, Baron Layard FBA (born 15 March 1934) is a British labour economist, co-director of the Community Wellbeing programme at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, and co-editor of the World Happiness Report.[1] Layard is an economist who wants public policy to be targeted at the wellbeing of the people. To this end he has written 6 books and some 40 articles.
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The Lord Layard | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 3 May 2000 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Richard Grenville Layard (1934-03-15) 15 March 1934 (age 90) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Molly, Baroness Meacher |
Education | Eton College |
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His work on mental health, including publishing The Depression Report in 2006, led to the establishment of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in England.