19 January 2006 Op-Ed in the Financial Times entitled "The Hippies Were Right All Along about Happiness". In England he has contributed to public debate on many issues—including warning of a housing crash in newspaper articles in The Times in the middle of the 2000s, his writing in The Economist about the need for liberalized remuneration in UK universities, promulgating the case for higher taxes on fossil fuels and gasoline, and arguing for a larger private-rental housing sector in the European nations as a way of helping the labor market. Personal life Oswald is the eldest son of the late Professor Ian Oswald. Oswald is married to Amanda Goodall (Bayes Business School) and he has two daughters. References External links Personal website University of Warwick webpage Interview with Professor Oswald on his work on happiness Interview with Professor Oswald on high oil prices and the impact on the economy 1953 births Living people British economists Academics of the London School of Economics Academics of the University of Warwick Harvard University faculty Princeton University faculty Labor economists People educated at Currie High School