Global well-being since 1820

Jan Luiten van Zanden; Joerg  Baten; Marco  Mira d’Ercole; Auke Rijpma; Conal Smith; Marcel Timmer

doi:10.1787/9789264214262-5-en

Global well-being since 1820

Jan Luiten van Zanden
, Joerg Baten
, Marco Mira d’Ercole
, Auke Rijpma
, Conal Smith
, Marcel Timmer

OGKG - Economic and Social History

and the OECD
University of Groningen

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This chapter provides an introduction to, and summary of, the contents of this book. It outlines the aim of the project and provides an overview of the indicators covered, comparing them with those used in the OECD Better Life Initiative. The chapter also presents the criteria used throughout the report to assess the quality of the indicators used, and discusses practical issues concerning country and period coverage and calculation of regional trends. Finally, the chapter summarises the content of each chapter and their main highlights.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	How Was Life?
Subtitle of host publication	Global Well-being since 1820
Editors	Jan Luiten van Zanden, Joerg Baten, Marco Mira d'Ercole, Auke Rijpma, Conal Smith, Marcel Timmer
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Pages	23-36
ISBN (Electronic)	9789264214262
ISBN (Print)	9789264214064
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264214262-5-en
Publication status	Published - 2014

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A composite view of well-being since 1820
Rijpma, A., 2014, How was life: global well-being since 1820. OECD Publishing, p. 249-269 21 p.
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Global well-being since 1820. / van Zanden, Jan Luiten; Baten, Joerg ; Mira d’Ercole, Marco et al.
How Was Life?: Global Well-being since 1820. ed. / Jan Luiten van Zanden; Joerg Baten; Marco Mira d'Ercole; Auke Rijpma; Conal Smith; Marcel Timmer. OECD Publishing, 2014. p. 23-36.

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