The aim of this work is to provide the reader with a brief overview of the foundations of human memory from the perspective of Cognitive Psychology, in order to supply a theoretical framework to assess the scientific plausibility and validity of terms such as 'collective memory', 'social memory'...

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...

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...