Education
Dolan gained his degree in economics from Swansea University in 1989. His masters and doctorate on “Issues in the valuation of health outcomes” both came from University of York in 1991 and 1997 respectively.
Dolan gained his degree in economics from Swansea University in 1989. His masters and doctorate on “Issues in the valuation of health outcomes” both came from University of York in 1991 and 1997 respectively.
As an internationally renowned expert on happiness, behaviour and public policy, he conducts original research into the measurement of happiness, its causes and consequences. He has previously held academic posts at York, Newcastle, Sheffield and Imperial and he has been a visiting scholar at Princeton University Professor Dolan has over 100 peer-reviewed publications which cover many topics including behavioural science, subjective wellbeing, equity in health and health valuation. He currently holds the position of the Chief Academic Advisor on Economic Appraisal for the United Kingdom Government"s Economic Service.
In addition he is a visiting Professor at Imperial College London and an associate of the Institute for Government.
He is an author of the “Mindspace” report published by the United Kingdom Cabinet Office which seeks to apply lessons from the psychological and behavioural sciences to social policy. In 2013 Dolan appeared at the Hay Festival in Cartegena, Colombia and discussed the role of modern technology and happiness, as well as his work on experiences of purpose, attention, and happiness.
He also gave the Queen"s Lecture on "Happiness by Design" at the Technology Union Berlin in November 2013. Since that Professor Dolan has taken part in a number of national and international speaking events and has appeared on television in Independent Television this morning as well as a British Broadcasting Corporation 2 Horizons series ‘How do we really make decisions?’.
He is also a member of National Academy of Sciences Panel on Wellbeing and of the Measuring National Wellbeing Advisory Forum.
