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This Week In Wellbeing Measurement · Oct 1, 2026 · 10m · transcript

Wellbeing measures look sharper when they test lived access, durability, sustainability, and routine signals rather than counting only what is easy to observe.

Covers 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.

What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care.

Episode covers 2026-09-24 – 2026-10-01.

Top papers

Frameworks and methodologies for food policy evaluation: a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature…