Broadening Well-being Indicators for Developed Countries: A New Proposal Based on Key Social Needs
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Keywords
unmet social needs; composite index; Europe; welfare regimes;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2024-10-14 (European Economics)
- NEP-EUR-2024-10-14 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-HAP-2024-10-14 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-IPR-2024-10-14 (Intellectual Property Rights)
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