Joel Magnuson is an active member of an international research group based in Europe that is working toward new philosophical foundations for economic theory and practice. Magnuson's books include Mindful Economics: How the U.S. Economy Works, Why It Matters, and How It Could Be Different (2008), The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post Carbon Economy (2013), and From Greed to Well Being: A Buddhist Approach toward Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises (2016). He lives in Portland, Oregon.