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Working Paper 04-17 - Qu’est-ce qui compte pour les Belges ? Analyse des déterminants du bien-être individuel en Belgique
[Working Paper 04-17 - Wat telt voor de Belgen? Analyse van de determinanten van het individuele welzijn in België]

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  • Arnaud Joskin

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This Working Paper analyses the determinants of individual well-being in Belgium, using data from the EU-SILC survey. The analysis shows that on average health, both mental and physical, is the key determinant of well-being for Belgians. Enjoying sufficient income to access what is regarded as the prevailing standard of living in Belgium, having a job and being surrounded by loved ones also have a significant and positive impact on well-being. Besides these results for "average"Â Belgians, the analysis of different sub-groups highlights that these determinants are not of equal importance to all Belgians. These results contribute to the FPB's work on the search for indicators complementary to GDP.

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  • Arnaud Joskin, 2017. "Working Paper 04-17 - Qu’est-ce qui compte pour les Belges ? Analyse des déterminants du bien-être individuel en Belgique [Working Paper 04-17 - Wat telt voor de Belgen? Analyse van de determin," Working Papers 201704, Federal Planning Bureau, Belgium.
    • Handle: RePEc:fpb:wpaper:201704
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    Keywords

    Belgium; Well-being; Life satisfaction; Health; Sustainable development; Indicators; SILC;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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