Gross domestic product (GDP) is the most widely used indicator from the system of national accounts. Although often …-Sen-Fitoussi Commission, in its Report on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, put forward a number of recommendations …

measurement of GDP to better reflect progress, welfare or even happiness. In recent years even Presidents and Prime Ministers in … measurement has not been the objective of the GDP accounts especially since the late 1940s when National Accounts became a vehicle … Europe have joined the chorus of the discontent. In this paper I argue that the critique is mostly misguided. Welfare …

How can we assess the welfare of a society, its evolution over time and predict its change due to particular policy … interventions? One way is to use survey-based welfare indicators such as the OECD Better Life Index. It invites people to weight a …

How can we assess the welfare of a society, its evolution over time and predict its change due to particular policy … interventions? One way is to use survey-based welfare indicators such as the OECD Better Life Index. It invites people to weight a …