The "unhappy growth paradox" found by Deaton (2008) and Lora and Chaparro (2008) on the Gallup World Poll (GWP) 2006 is inconsistent with the literature in terms of the impact of income on wellbeing in the short term. This paper incorporates alternatively inequality indicators and the change in...

La “paradoja del crecimiento infeliz” que encuentran tanto Lora y Chaparro (2008) como Deaton (2008) en la Encuesta Mundial Gallup (EMG) de 2006 es inconsistente con la literatura en términos del impacto del ingreso sobre el bienestar en el corto plazo. Este trabajo incorpora...

We use the shifts in Engel curves estimated from household surveys to estimate CPI biases in Argentina between 1985 and 2005. We find that real earning levels increased during this period between 4.3 and 5.7% faster per year than previously estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional...

We use the shifts in Engel curves estimated from household surveys to estimate CPI biases in Argentina between 1985 and 2005. We find that real earning levels increased during this period between 4.3 and 5.7% faster per year than previously estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional...

The “unhappy growth paradox” found by Deaton (2008) and Lora and Chaparro (2008) on the Gallup World Pool (GWP) 2006 is inconsistent with the literature in terms of the impact of income on well-being in the short term. This paper incorporates alternatively inequality indicators and the...