Economist Mark Anielski sits down with Rob Avis and Takota Coen to talk about the economics of well-being. Mark Anielski (B.A., BScF, MScFE) is an economic strategist specializing in measuring the well-being and happiness of nations, communities and businesses. Mark holds three degrees from the University of Alberta: Economics (1981), Forest Science (1984), and Masters of Science in Forest Economics (1991). For ten years (2003-2012) he was professor of corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship at the University of Alberta’s School of Business. He has lectured internationally on the economics of happiness and well-being in Canada, the US, China, Tahiti, The Netherlands and Austria. Mark is the author of the best-selling, award-winning book The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth (2007) and his new book An Economy of Well-being: Common Sense Tools for Building Genuine Wealth and Happiness (2018). The Economics of Happiness was published in China in 2011. In 2008, his book won the gold medal in the Conscious Business and Leadership category at the Los Angeles Nautilus Book Awards. The book also won a bronze medal at the Axiom Book Awards in New York in the category of economics. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/building-your-permaculture-property/donations