Latin America is known as the most unequal region in the world. However, the effect of income inequality on people’s welfare is still an open question. This paper assesses the relationship between income distribution and welfare by considering the levels of happiness reported by people. The...

This paper presents descriptive data about Uruguayan’s quality of life and spare time. The data is divided depending on sex, education, age and living place of the target people of this study. Four of five interviewed people reported feeling quite happy or very happy. However, degree of...

The paper discusses different attempts to measure economic growth in Europe before the Industrial Revolution. It is argued that the figures published by Angus Maddison probably overestimate growth between 1000 and 1820. Next, a method for simulating long-term patterns of growth is presented, and...

Spanish Abstract: Se quiere mostrar la importancia de la transformación humana a partir del cambio histórico. Para ello, se recurrirá a presentar tres casos históricos donde la humanidad ha experimentado transformaciones, si se quieren, radicales, para los que quizás no estaba preparado. La...