Happiness and Development

Arbeitspapier

Subjective well-being (SWB) indicators, such as positive and negative emotions, life evaluations, and assessments of having purpose and meaning and life are increasingly used alongside income, employment, and consumption measures to provide a more comprehensive view of human progress. SWB measures have several advantages but also challenges which development scholars and practitioners need to carefully consider before introducing such metrics in the policy arena. This article provides an overview of the SWB approach and offers insights into whether and how SWB measures can inform development theory and practice.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10088

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Economic Development: General
• Subject: development policy ; subjective well-being ; happiness ; measurement

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nikolova, Milena
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/145222
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET