This paper describes development patterns beyond GDP in a long-term historical perspective. It revisits the discussion … on the goals of development in light of the current discussions on ‘Beyond GDP’, provides evidence on GDP and well …

. Digital technologies offer opportunities to raise firms’ productivity and the population’s well-being. However, wide … population from taking part in and enjoying the benefits from a digitalised economy. This paper suggests ways to narrow the …

well-being with specific measurement instruments and outputs, and a lack of harmonised data suitable for international …

distinguishing between cultural bias (understood as measurement error) and cultural impact (where culture plays a more substantive … culture in subjective well-being, drawing on multiple waves of the Gallup World Poll, conducted in over 150 countries and … international differences in “appraisal styles” (e.g. a more positive or negative outlook on life in general); and the third …

This paper surveys the state and evolution of GDP per capita in 281 regions of OECD countries for the time period 1995 … – 2013. It puts a special focus on the disparities between the regions. These can be substantial: In 2013, GDP per capita of …

theoretical model of a hypothetical representative agent, we combine life satisfaction regressions to capture the full welfare … than GDP thanks to the gains that countries experienced on longevity, but was also more volatile due to changes in …

Cross-country differences in the measurement of labour input contribute to observed productivity gaps across countries … coverage of activities used to estimate GDP, additional adjustments relying on complementary sources, such as administrative or …, vary considerably across countries, with many countries making no adjustments, in particular, for the measurement of hours …