In this chapter, Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe provide an overview of trends in a number of dimensions of economic well-being … (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a … new composite measure of economic well-being developed by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards. Osberg and Sharpe …

This paper develops an Index of Economic Well-being (IEWB) for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia …

to investigate the interplay of work identity and hours of work in determining subjective wellbeing (job satisfaction … work identity is associated with higher wellbeing on most measures. Working long hours is associated with lower wellbeing … and working part-time is associated with higher wellbeing, but for men hours mainly affect their job-related anxiety and …

wellbeing than on the one of women, women seem to be more conscientious with respect to nutrition and nutrition impacts stronger … on the wellbeing of women than on the wellbeing of men. In general lifestyle variables have a significantly positive …

We aim to clarify how objective wellbeing in Romania, as expressed by statistical indicators, evolved during two and a …, determined using our indicators and methodology, appears to be consistent and robust. Considering the overall welfare development … indicators Romania was and still is positioned below other CEE countries in absolute figures, the positive evolutions we have …

through activities such as employment, volunteering, and looking after grandchildren. The wellbeing of older people is … wellbeing, we use Australian data to explore the determinants of wellbeing and loneliness of natives and migrants in the 65 …-85 age group, taking into account the extent to which social networks contribute to the wellbeing and possible reduction in …

on welfare, namely the wellbeing costs associated with DST exceed its benefits. …

includes all eleven aspects of wellbeing as described by the OECD's How's Life? framework and linkages between the different … aspects for a small open economy. Most models for studying wellbeing only include one or two aspects, missing the rich set of …