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The new wellbeing society: A dialogue

Erasmus Happiness Research Organisation

PROGRAM

Moderators: Martijn Burger & Karima Kourtit

13:00 – 13:30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE 

13:30 – 14:00 Welcome Patrick Groenen, Dean Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam 
Martijn Burger, Academic Director EHERO, Erasmus University Rotterdam 

14:00 – 15:00Paul Krugman (Nobel Laureate 2008) 
Trade, Geography and the New Wellbeing Society

Followed by questions and discussion 

15:00 – 15:30 Peter Nijkamp (Spinoza Laureate 1996) 
Places of Hope and Glory: A Wellbeing Perspective 

15:30 – 16:05 COFFEE BREAK 

16:05 – 16:30 Jan Peter Balkenende (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands) 
Reflection on the New Wellbeing Society / Towards a New Economics of Hope (TBD) 

16:30 – 17:45 NWS Round Table Discussion on: A New ‘Beyond GDP’ Economy 
Chair: Karima Kourtit 

Introduction by Frank van Oort (Erasmus University) 
Panelists 
• Lans Bovenberg (Spinoza Laureate 2003) 
• Robin Wells (Princeton University) 
• Barbara Baarsma 
• Francesco Sarracino

17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks & Ways Forwards 
Paul Krugman 
Martijn Burger 

18:00 RECEPTION & PHOTO SESSION

Sprekers

  • Paul Krugman (Nobel Laureate 2008),
  • Peter Nijkamp (Spinoza Laureate 1996),
  • Jan Peter Balkenende (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands)

Locatie

Van der Goot Building - M3-15,
3062 PA Rotterdam