This Policy Brief introduces the Gini Trade Index (GTI) as a new trade synthetic key performance indicator capable of capturing the different distribution of trade values across firm characteristics and across countries. The new indicator replicates the well-known features of the traditional...

Since COVID-19 was first identified, infections from the virus and the death toll have spiked abysmally. The pandemic has also paralyzed the economies (particularly, global trade, tourism and transport) of many countries. The dire social and psychological ramifications associated with the...

Der vorliegende Bericht beinhaltet wesentliche Inhalte und Ergebnisse des Projektes 'Integrierte Weiterbildungsberichterstattung - Aufbau einer systematischen Berichterstattung zur beruflichen Weiterbildung (iWBBe)', welches im Zeitraum von August 2020 bis Oktober 2022 im Rahmen eines...

The report provides a first theoretical setting on the concept of vulnerability, vulnerability assessment and indicators in order to identify and evaluate relevant assessment measures for the CLUVA project. It describes a set of identified indicators which serves as a starting point for...

Economic performance of a country is generally being measured through GDP (Gross Domestic Product), a variable that has also become the de facto universal metric for standards of living. However, GDP does not properly account for social and environmental costs and benefits. It is also difficult...

In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die nachhaltige Wohlfahrt der 100 größten kreisfreien deutschen Städte, ausgehend von einem umfassenden Wohlfahrtskonzept, das auch nicht-marktbasierende Größen enthält (Smith et al. 2001; Arrow et al. 2003; Alfsen und Greaker 2007; Dasgupta 2009; Arrow et al. 2010). Die...

This paper provides an exploration of current and emerging trends in Māori wellbeing using He Ara Waiora. The paper draws on quantitative evidence, including indicators from the LSF Dashboard and Indicators Aotearoa New Zealand. The analysis is also supported by qualitative evidence in the form...

This paper is part of a series of detailed background papers designed to support Te Tai Waiora, the Treasury's first Wellbeing Report, which was published in November 2022. New Zealand is home to the world's largest Pacific population. About one in 12 New Zealanders identifies as having a...