Search Results - subject_exact:"Social indicator"

Distributional national accounts : measuring material living standards and the cost-of-living by income quintile

Grilli, Joseph; Schreyer, Paul; Zwijnenburg, Jorrit - 2026

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Elite participation as a measure of global development

Bergh, Andreas - 2026

Treating development as the ability to participate in complex, non-subsistence, globally comparable activities, this paper proposes participation in elite activities as an indicator of global development. Using standardized rankings from 1970 to 2025 across domains, including sports, chess,...

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Childhood, well-being and fairness

Leroux, Marie-Louise; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthière, Grégory - 2026

This paper examines the design of optimal family policies when children have unequal needs (in terms of material goods and parental time), leading to heterogeneous preferences, and have parents with unequal degrees of altruism. We examine the issue of interpersonal well-being comparisons between...

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Childhood, well-being and fairness

Leroux, Marie-Louise; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthière, Grégory - 2026

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Valuing the eudaimonic wellbeing benefits of land use transport measures

Stanley, John; Hensher, David A.; Vella-Brodrick, Dianne; … - 2026

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Psychosocial work factors, well-being, and health pathways to sickness absence : an integrated GLM-SEM approach

Skrūzkalne, Iluta; Nagle, Evija; Sen̦kāne, Silva; … - 2026

Sick leave is a key indicator of labour market performance and public health, reflecting employee well-being and working conditions while creating a socioeconomic burden. Rates have increased in Europe due to ageing and shrinking workforces, yet research has focused mainly on medical risks, with...

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A measure of care : how countries strive to move beyond GDP and capture the value of invisible work

Bizikova, Livia; Atiq, Hajra; D'Alessandre, Vanessa; … - 2026

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Using subjective well-being as a headline indicator in dashboards to track human progress

Burger, Martijn J.; Courchesne, Sarah; Greyling, Talita; … - 2026

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has long been used as a proxy for human progress, despite growing recognition of its limitations. Recently, numerous "beyond GDP" initiatives have emerged, promoting multidimensional dashboards to assess quality of life. However, these often lack a clear headline...

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Using subjective well-being as a headline indicator in dashboards to track human progress

Burger, Martijn J.; Courchesne, Sarah; Greyling, Talita; … - 2026

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Beyond monetary measures : determinants of multidimensional poverty among vulnerable older children and youth in East Germany : a perspective from capability approach and capital theory

Jost, Charlotte Margarete; Nimeh, Zina - 2026

This paper investigates child poverty in Germany through a multidimensional lens, combining Sen’s Capability Approach and Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to develop a adapted Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for children above 11 and youth aged 17. Drawing on data from the German...

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Supporting student wellbeing in school contexts : a narrative review

Dempsey, Caoimhe; MacCoy, Selina - 2026

International and Irish studies have indicated negative trends in the mental health and wellbeing of young people over recent years. Indeed, the most recent wave of the Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children study shows that Ireland ranked 24 out of 36 countries on overall adolescent mental...

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2026

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2024

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Living standards in Angola, 1760-1975

Carvalhal, Hélder; Palma, Nuno - 2024

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Carrying the past with you across the border : long-term effects of conflict and environmental stress exposure in Syria on the social well-being of refugees in Jordan

Castro, Francisca; Brück, Tilman; Jaafar, Hadi; … - 2026

When refugees flee abroad, they carry the legacy of their traumatic experiences across borders. While there are over 43 million refugees worldwide, the long-term effects of conflict exposure on their well-being remain poorly understood. This paper examines how pre-displacement exposure to...

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Generative AI and employee well-being : exploring the emotional, social, and cognitive impacts of adoption

Filippelli, Serena; Popescu, Irina Alina; Verteramo, … - 2026

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly recognized as a transformative technology that is reshaping organizational processes, individual work practices, and workplace interactions. While its benefits for efficiency and productivity are widely acknowledged, its impact on...

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Beyond GDP and life expectancy : welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2026 - Version 2

Prior studies assessing welfare across countries have utilised measures that combine country-level outcomes in income and life expectancy. However, this perspective remains blind to the fact that two countries may have the same life expectancy and/or average income but very different underlying...

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Beyond GDP and life expectancy : welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2025

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I feel good : exploring the influence of social and environmental dimensions of regional development on the subjective well-being of European citizens

Oliva, Stefania; Sedita, Silvia Rita; De Noni, Ivan; … - 2026

This article investigates how regions' ability to pursue sustainable development trajectories affects individual subjective well-being. In particular, it disentangles the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability by examining the relative role of social capital, public safety, and...

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Multidimensional measures of quality of life : a comparison of methods using U.S. county-level data

Cheng, Yang; Conroy, Tessa; Deller, Steven C. - 2026

There are numerous measures of place-based quality of life, accompanied by ongoing debate over which factors should be included. Past studies have predominately relied on aspatial, subjectively weighted combinations of different place-based characteristics. Little attention has been given to the...

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Impacts of tourism associated with residents' well-being : an analysis in 197 European OECD regions

Bulchand-Gidumal, Jacques; Melián-González, Santiago; … - 2026

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When economic growth improves subjective well-being

Sarracino, Francesco; Burger, Martijn J.; Peroni, Chiara; … - 2026

This paper provides updated evidence on the possibility of a virtuous cycle that, by prioritizing subjective well-being in decision making, would lead to socially and environmentally sustainable economies where individuals can thrive. We first argue that economic growth does not guarantee better...

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Socio-economic data collections worldwide

Tijdens, Kea Gartje; Klaveren, Maarten van; Ceccon, Daniela - 2026

Since the early 2000s, the Internet has enlarged data-collection opportunities regarding the measurement of socio-economic topics, thus enriching micro-data surveys as well as desk-based databases, covering a wide range of countries. This working paper provides a kaleidoscope of the...

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SOEP-Core v41 - HEALTH : data on health indicators

Graeber, Daniel; Grabka, Markus M. - 2026

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Intertwinement of entrepreneurial stress and eudaimonic well-being : a phenomenographic approach

Pak, Yekaterina - 2026

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Empirical challenges in the capability approach : measuring capability sets and unfreedom through counterfactual comparisons

Gotoh, Reiko; Kambayashi, Ryo - 2026

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Wheels of escape : seeking nature, well-being and gratitude on the road

Yüksek, Gökçe; Koyun, Özgür - 2026

This study examines individuals' motivations for escaping and seeking in the context of nature-oriented sightseeing travel, with a specific focus on bus travel as the primary mode of transportation. While literature often examines these motivations through individual psychological processes or...

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Household indebtedness and multidimensional poverty : evidence from China

Li, Jiaheng; Abiona, Olukorede; Sinha, Kompal - 2026

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Multidimensional poverty index for Latin America

2026

In recent decades, the international community has recognized the need to measure poverty more comprehensively, by incorporating various dimensions of well-being. More than half of Latin American countries have developed official multidimensional poverty indices, which are essential for...

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The subjective well-being crisis of young Canadian adults : the role of financial insecurity and economic stress

Huang, Haifang; Helliwell, John F. - 2026

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The well-being costs of energy poverty : the role of affective channels

Asane-Otoo, Emmanuel; Asare, Abigail O. - 2026

This paper examines the impact of energy poverty on subjective well-being in Germany using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) over the period 2010-2023. Exploiting within-individual variation, we estimate fixed-effects models using objective, subjective, and composite...

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Oh to be young again? : understanding the decline in wellbeing among young Australians

King, Ruby; Grift, Yolanda K. - 2026

Global reports suggest a decline in social connection, trust and wellbeing may be occurring for young people. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, this study investigates the relationship between social capital and subjective wellbeing among...

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Connecting the dots : continuity in the relationship between income and emotional well-being

Derlin, Manja; Keldenich, Carina; Knabe, Andreas - 2026

We examine how functional-form assumptions affect conclusions about the existence of satiation in the relationship between income and emotional well-being. Previous studies have estimated a piecewise log-linear model with one structural break in both intercept and slope, which may lead to...

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Building Strong Foundations for Life : Results from the 2025 Early Learning and Child Well-being Study

2026

The first five years of a child's life represent a critical window of opportunity, but also of vulnerability. Strong early skills prepare children to succeed in education and to develop into healthy, well-adjusted adults. But a poor start can hinder these positive trajectories. For countries,...

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Prosperity across the United States : revisiting the Isserman, Feser, and Warren prosperity index using sequence analysis

Schmidt, Danielle; Conroy, Tessa; Deller, Steven C. - 2026

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The entanglement of attitudes toward inequality : the theoretical background and measurement for the EU countries in 2021

Kot, Stanisław Maciej - 2026

This paper assumes two types of social planners who evaluate income distributions in terms of social welfare, economic inequality, and poverty. The first type, SPε, denotes individuals who have an aversion to income inequality as measured by the normative parameter ε. The second, SPv,...

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The entanglement of attitudes toward inequality : the theoretical background and measurement for the EU countries in 2021

Kot, Stanisław Maciej - 2025

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How civic engagement sparks entrepreneurial intention : the mediating role of well-being

Vu Tuan Chu; Hien Thu Tran; Freel, Mark - 2025

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Employing data imputation to track poverty and welfare trends over extended time periods : an application to a poorer country

Dang, Hai-Anh; Cuong Viet Nguyen - 2025

Obtaining comparable poverty estimates over time is critical for monitoring poverty trends and informing effective poverty reduction policies. Yet hardly any developing countries could construct consistent poverty trends over extended time periods due to changes to the consumption survey...

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The domestic transition : progress towards decent living of households in low and middle-income countries

Schilpzand, Rutger; Smits, Jeroen - 2025

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Multidimensional composite indicators of well-being : applications in economic history

Rijpma, Auke; Philips, Robin C. M.; Bavel, Bas J. P. van - 2025

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Revealing the double-edged sword : introducing the technology and consumer well-being paradox model

McLean, Graeme J.; Krey, Nina; Barhorst, Jennifer Brannon - 2025

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The role of proximity in social income dynamic comparisons and well-being

Fonseca, Raquel; Moro, Ana I. - 2025

The present study investigates the role of proximity in shaping social income static and dynamic comparisons and their impact on well-being, measured in terms of self-assessed health. Using the Spanish Survey of Household Finances (2002-2017), the study examines how individuals compare their...

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The role of proximity in social income dynamic comparisons and well-being

Fonseca, Raquel; Moro, Ana I. - 2025

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The role of proximity in social income dynamic comparisons and well-being

Fonseca, Raquel; Moro, Ana I. - 2025

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Reassessment and determinants of multidimensional poverty : evidence from cross-country analysis

Pradhan, Kalandi Charan; Kumar, Guru Dayal; Sharma, Bhuvesh - 2025

This paper aims to reassess multidimensional poverty measurement including the ease of doing business as an additional indicator with the existing measurements for 81 countries by human development, and identify how multidimensional poverty has changed during a very short period from 2014 to...

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Hairdressers and well-being : local services provision and mental health first response

Nilsson, Björn; Pougué Biyong, Clémence - 2025

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Hairdressers and well-being : local services provision and mental health first response

Nilsson, Björn; Pougue Biyong, Clémence - 2025

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Does it matter how we measure poverty? : correlates of income and multidimensional poverty in Sri Lanka

Deyshappriya, N. P. Ravindra; Feeny, Simon - 2025

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Indikatoren zur Nahversorgung : aktuelle Datengrundlagen, Methodik und Analysen zur Erreichbarkeit von Geschäften und Dienstleistungen des täglichen Bedarfs

Burgdorf, Markus; Grüne, Anna; Krieger, Thomas; … - 2025

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Unveiling the impact of ICTs as a catalyst of technological innovation on well-being under gender inequality's moderating role

Boța-Avram, Cristina; Vaidean, Viorela Ligia; Achim, … - 2025

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) represent a significant technological advancement that enhances communication, access to information, and socio-economic interactions. By analysing the impact of ICTs on well-being across nations, this study explores an essential aspect of...

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Social expenditure functions, inclusiveness and well-being in Europe : an explorative analysis

Salustri, Andrea; Antonelli, Maria Alessandra - 2025

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The effect of financial inclusion on economic and social indicators in Mexico

Briano-Turrent, Guadalupe del Carmen - 2025

This paper analyses the relationship between financial inclusion and the economic and social development in Mexico. For this quantitative research, a study sample composed by 448 observations during the 2007-2020 was analyzed using fixed effect estimations with instrumental variables 2SLS....

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