The power of human hope vs. despair | Carol Graham | University of Oxford

Research presentation by Prof Carol Graham (Brookings) delivered under the title 'The Economics of Hope' as part of the Wellbeing Research Centre's seminar series at the University of Oxford, recorded on 30 October 2023.
00:00 Introduction
01:52 Wellbeing metrics
06:45 Deaths of despair
09:28 Racial differences in optimism
10:35 Mortality rise in the US
11:36 Geography: An interactive tool
17:43 The case for hope
24:24 Summary