En este trabajo se analizan los problemas relacionados con un enfoque más amplio basado en la calidad de vida, en vez de un enfoque basado únicamente en el ingreso, para la evaluación o distribución de la beneficencia pública. Se muestra la manera en que un enfoque de calidad de vida puede...

This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on a large data set for Latin America, the effects of different conditions are examined across age, gender, and income cohorts. Anxiety and pain have stronger effects than physical problems, likely because people...

This paper the issues involved in taking a broader, quality of life-based approach rather than an income-based approach to assessing welfare. Using tools provided by the economics of happiness and relying on both large-scale surveys and field research in Latin America, the paper shows how a...