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Promoting the diffusion of technology to boost productivity and well-being in Korea
Pak, Mathilde - 2020
Korea is a top player in emerging digital technologies, with an outstanding digital infrastructure and a dynamic ICT sector. The COVID-19 outbreak highlighted the importance of digitalisation to contain the spread of the virus, by allowing quick testing and tracing of infected people, and...
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What makes Mexicans happy?
Dugain, Valéry; Olaberriá, Eduardo - 2015
The growing literature studying the determinants of subjective wellbeing find that Mexicans report, on average, levels of life satisfaction that are above what would be predicted by the available objective measures of well-being. This paradox raises the following question: Are the drivers of...
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Intergenerational mobility and life satisfaction in Spain
Palencia-Esteban, Amaia; Salas-Rojo, Pedro - In: Mobility and inequality trends, (pp. 109-137). 2023
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Governance statistics in OECD countries and beyond : what exists, and what would be required to assess their quality?
González, Santiago; Fleischer, Lara; Mira D'Ercole, Marco - 2017
The paper provides a first assessment of the range of governance statistics that are available in OECD countries, reaching three main conclusions. First, while several statistics relating to various aspects of governance are already available, they differ in terms of the underlying concepts, the...
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Indigenous economic development and well-being in a place-based context
McDonald, Chris; Moreno, Ana Isabel; Springare, Laura-Sofia - 2019
This paper adapts the OECD Regional Development framework to places with an Indigenous population. It identifies the importance of flexibility in geographic scale for organising policies for Indigenous communities, development objectives that reflect the self-determined and informed choices of...
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Is philanthropy a way for the wealthy to convert wealth into happiness? : preliminary exploration in France
Sellen, Charles - In: Wealth(s) and subjective well-being, (pp. 247-278). 2019
links with happiness. It is based on a qualitative approach. Some of our findings on the mindsets of the rich towards … public good (i.e. "philanthropy") is complex. Notwithstanding these peculiarities, happiness appears to be a more or less … explicit driving force for rich people's philanthropy. In practical terms, focusing on happiness might be a fruitful lever to …
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The economy of well-being : creating opportunities for people’s well-being and economic growth
Llena-Nozal, Ana; Martin, Neil; Murtin, Fabrice - 2019
As well-being has matured as a statistical and measurement agenda, it has become increasingly relevant as a “compass” for policy, with a growing number of countries using well-being metrics to guide decision-making and inform budgetary processes. One remaining challenge has consisted in...
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Inequality, income, and well-being
Decancq, Koen; Fleurbaey, Marc; Schokkaert, Erik - 2015
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The role of urban green space for human well-being
Bertram, Christine; Rehdanz, Katrin - In: Essays on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, (pp. 65-105). 2015
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Are meetings really just another stressor? : the relevance of team meetings for individual well-being
Lübstorf, Svea; Lehmann-Willenbrock, Nale - In: Managing meetings in organizations, (pp. 47-69). 2020
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