Commonly associated with the production, consumption and transfer of wealth, economics can also measure — and even improve — your happiness, says USC Dornsife’s Richard Easterlin, known as the “father of happiness economics” and a University Professor Emeritus of Economics.

Author of the new book, An Economist’s Lessons on Happiness, Easterlin will share practical tips from his more than 50 years of research to help you learn how economics can answer questions about relationships, exercising, whether you should have a baby and more. He’ll also discuss the public policy issues associated with happiness, including whether (and how) governments can increase happiness.

He’ll be interviewed by Maggie Switek ’14, a manager at StoneTurn and USC Dornsife adjunct professor of the practice of economics who teaches the seminar on “Topics in Economic Litigation.” During the last portion of the discussion, Dr. Easterlin will field your questions.