The opening up of the Mexican economy completely transformed the growth dynamics of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country’s various states, with a clear tendency towards growth being concentrated in specific regions. In this study, we quantify the indirect or spillover...

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason for the contradiction is social comparison. At a point...

Using a preliminary investigation and analysis on the latest data on GDP (Gross Domestic Product) performance, GOI (Global Opportunity Index), Vulnerability Score, Readiness Score, and the number of resources of economic importance, exploratory or preliminary SEM (structural equation modelling)...

Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life", such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....

A series of crises, culminating with COVID-19, shows that going "Beyond GDP" is urgently necessary. Social and environmental degradation are consequences of emphasizing GDP as a measure of progress. This degradation created the conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic and limited the efficacy of...

Starting with the significant differences between the European Union member states regarding the implementation of the sustainable development goals stipulated by the United Nations and the transition from the fossil fuel economy to the one based on the principles of bio-economics, the article...

Die Güte der Prognose der Veränderungsrate des BIP für das laufende und das kommende Quartal bestimmt entscheidend die Treffsicherheit jeder Konjunkturprognose. Am aktuellen Rand lassen sich dafür die Informationen aus monatlich veröffentlichten Konjunkturindikatoren nutzen. Für...

Die italienische Wirtschaft hat nach kräftiger Expansion im ersten Quartal während des Sommerhalbjahres stagniert. Das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt erhöhte sich 2001 um 1,8%. Die Arbeitslosenquote ging im Jahresdurchschnitt auf 9,5% zurück. Die Verbraucherpreise lagen um 2,3% über dem Niveau...

The issue of achieving and sustaining a nation's economicgrowth is an issue that is of concern to many nations of the world,especially the sub-Saharan African (SSA) nations. This was in linewith the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 ofEconomic Growth. This study, therefore,...