Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index Journal Article

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Overview

abstract

• How should a survey-based measure of well-being be implemented? How could it be constructed in a systematic and politically neutral way? These questions should be approached by economists with the same level of care that has been taken in the theoretical and practical development of GDP. We focus on two essential requirements for implementation: formulating a list of different aspects of well-being that is theoretically valid and can be measured accurately via surveys, and choosing and interpreting the survey response scales. We discuss progress to date on these issues, remaining challenges, and some possible approaches to overcoming them.

CU Boulder Authors

• Kimball, Miles Spencer

publication date

• May 1, 2017

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Date in CU Experts

• February 25, 2018 9:18 AM

Full Author List

• Benjamin DJ; Cooper KB; Heffetz O; Kimball M

author count

• 4

published in

• The American Economic Review  Journal

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0002-8282

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20171099

Additional Document Info

start page

• 81

end page

• 85

volume

• 107

issue

• 5