Industrial Relations Society of WA

Two opportunities are available this month to hear presentations by the highly acclaimed economist Professor Bruno Frey, who is visiting Curtin University this month.  Professor Frey, of the University of Zurich, is one of the world’s foremost experts on the ‘economics of happiness’ and renowned for combining insights from the disciplines of psychology and sociology into economic analysis.  He is the Managing Editor of the journal Kyklos, a member of the Institute for Scientific Information’s (ISI) group of most cited researchers, and has published over 300 articles in peer reviewed journals and some 20 books, including Successful Management by Motivation.

• Professor Frey will be giving a public lecture at Curtin University on the evening of the 20^th of January, on “Happiness - the view of economics”. (click here for a flier with further details)
  

• Professor Frey will be giving the keynote address at a half-day Policy Forum “Can economic policy make us happy?” on the morning of the 27^th of January. (click here for a flier with further details)