This working paper is intended to shed light on a pressing issue: the apparent growth-dependency of European welfare states at a time of weak growth prospects and strong criticisms of growth. Indeed, while the notion of going beyond GDP growth is gaining momentum in the European Union, as...

The purpose of this volume is to bring together key actors of the well-being community - pairing scholars with policy-makers - to advance the analytical and policy-making agenda at the heart of the well-being transition, at a time when this progress has become a vital necessity. At least two...

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis and the subsequent lock-downs of large parts of humanity have triggered and renewed fundamental questions about the true finality not only of the economy but also of human existence, many of which were initiated well before this crisis. Among those,...

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainability Never before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical revolution has shaped economic research and policy profoundly. But are we measuring, and thus managing, the right things--those that will help us solve...