Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Volume V, Economics of Wellbeing

About the Editors

David McDaid is Senior Research Fellow in Health Policy and Health Economics at LSE Health and Social Care and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. He is involved in a wide range of work on the economics of mental and physical health and wellbeing in the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond. He has served as an advisor to organizations including the European Commission, World Health Organization, and national governments. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and reports, including studies looking at the case for investing in measures to promote and protect health and wellbeing. He is coeditor of Mental health policy and practice across Europe (2007) and coauthor of Because it's worth it: A practical guide to conducting economic evaluations in the social welfare field (2003).

Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, U.K. He is the author/editor of over 150 books, has written over 400 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV, and radio. He is the Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences (comprised of 46 learned societies in the social sciences, with nearly 90,000 social scientists), President of RELATE, President of the Institute of Welfare, and immediate past President of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. ...