Jan-Emmanuel De Neve

Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (born 14 March 1979) is a Belgian economist and professor at the University of Oxford where he directs the Wellbeing Research Centre. De Neve is also the KSI Fellow and Vice-Principal of Harris Manchester College.[1] He is best known for his research on the economics of wellbeing[2][3] which has led to new insights into the relationship between wellbeing and income,[4] productivity,[5][6] economic growth,[7][8] and inequality.[9] De Neve is also an editor of the World Happiness Report.[10]

Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve at PopTech conference
BornMarch 14, 1979
NationalityBelgian
InstitutionUniversity of Oxford
School or
tradition		Behavioral economics
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Harvard University
InfluencesJohn Kenneth Galbraith
Richard Layard

His research was selected among "The Management Ideas that Mattered Most" by Harvard Business Review[11] and he was awarded the Ruut Veenhoven Award by Erasmus Universiteit of Rotterdam for his contributions to the scientific study of happiness.[12]

De Neve collaborated with the Ministry of Finance in Belgium to apply behavioral insights to tax compliance. Media reports on an intervention to rework the tax reminder letters noted that the experiment boosted tax compliance by 18.6 million euros with a reduction of 1 million euros in administrative costs.[13][14]

In May 2020, in an interview with Flemish TV Channel VRT about the COVID-19 pandemic he noted that the economic and mental health consequences of the lockdown disproportionally fall on the younger generations while the health benefits of the lockdown benefit mostly the elderly. His remarks stirred a contentious debate on the need for targeted fiscal stimuli and how to pay for it.[15] De Neve elaborated on this in an interview with Trends Magazine[16] and in pieces for the main Belgian newspapers Le Soir[17] and De Standaard.[18]

References
  1. "How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated?". www.economist.com. The Economist. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-05-17.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Rahim, Zamira. "Norway Is Happiest Country in the World. What's the Secret?". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. Morrison, Lennox. "The many upsides of a happy workforce". BBC. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  4. Jha, Alok; correspondent, science. "Happy teenagers earn more as adults". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  5. Bartleby. "Research suggests happy employees are good for firms and investors". The Economist. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. Lufkin, Bryan. "Just how short could we make the working week?". BBC. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  7. Harford, Tim. "Why are recessions so depressing?". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  8. Lam, Bourree. "Why Don't Boom-Times Make People Happier?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  9. "Income Inequality Makes Whole Countries Less Happy". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  10. "What The World's Happiest Country Can Teach Us About Surviving The Coronavirus Crisis". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. Huffington Post. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-05-17.CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. "The Management Ideas That Mattered Most in 2016". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  12. "Ruut Veenhoven Award 2015". www.eur.nl. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-10-21.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. Experiment By Jan-Emmanuel De Neve Boosts Belgian Tax Compliance By 18.6 Million Euros, The Future Leadership Institute, 16 November 2016.
  14. "Slimme brief fiscus doet vergeetachtige belastingbetalers snel betalen". www.standaard.be (in Dutch). De Standaard. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-10.CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. "Hoe gaan we de coronacrisis betalen? En vooral: wie gaat dat doen?". www.vrt.be (in Dutch). VRT. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-31.CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. "Econoom Jan-Emmanuel De Neve: 'Economische groei betekent niet meer welzijn'". www.trends.knack.be (in Dutch). Trends Magazine. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. "Pour une politique de relance adaptée à toutes les générations". www.lesoir.be (in French). Le Soir. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-31.CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. "Een relancebeleid op maat van alle generaties". www.standaard.be (in Dutch). De Standaard. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-31.CS1 maint: others (link)
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