for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the exper... more for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the expertise of Paulo Santiago and Thomas Wecko were also particularly useful, as well as comments we received from other colleagues of the OECD Directorate for Education. The comments of Paul Swain and Sven Blondal were particular useful to prepare the final version of this article. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its member countries.
and Stéphane ROBIN 4 (GATE, Université Lyon 2) 1 We would like to thank the Planning Unit of the ... more and Stéphane ROBIN 4 (GATE, Université Lyon 2) 1 We would like to thank the Planning Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute (New Delhi) and the Delhi School of Economics School for providing the logistics for the experiments, and especially Arunava Sen, Pulin Nayak, Dipjyoti Majumdar and Puru Vashishtha. Thanks also to Peter Martinsson for his help and assistance. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the "GDR d'Economie Cognitive" of the CNRS.
The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive composite index that aggregates a country's well-bei... more The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive composite index that aggregates a country's well-being outcomes through the weights defined by online users. This paper analyses these weights by analysing the responses given by close to 88,000 users since 2011 to date. The contribution of this paper is threefold. First, it investigates the factors shaping users' preferences over a set of 11 well-being dimensions, while most of the previous empirical works in the area have focused on factors affecting support for a specific well-being domain (e.g. redistribution, environmental concerns) at a time. Second, it provides insights into users' preferences for a large group of countries, which differ in terms of culture and living conditions. Third, a finite mixture model (FMM) approach is used to test for heterogeneity in the effect of satisfaction levels on the weight attached to a given BLI dimension across sub-population groups. Various empirical models are used to identify responses' patterns and see whether they can be accounted for respondents' characteristics and their perceived level of well-being. The paper finds that health, education and life satisfaction are the aspects that matter the most in OECD countries. Descriptive statistics show that men assign more importance to material conditions than women; while women in general value quality of life more than men. Environment, housing, civic engagement, safety and health become more important with age, while life satisfaction, education, work-life balance, jobs and income are particularly important for those younger than 35. There are also regional patterns in users' findings, for instance civic engagement is particularly important in South America, while safety and work-life balance matter tremendously in Asia-Pacific. Furthermore, an additional analysis carried out on a subset of observations finds that for several well-being dimensions (i.e. jobs, housing, community, health, education, civic engagement, safety, life satisfaction and work-life balance) there is a positive and linear relationship between individual preferences and self
In this paper we examine the support given by French households to public intervention for reduci... more In this paper we examine the support given by French households to public intervention for reducing inequalities and improving well-being of the low-income classes. We first discuss to what extent the model of self interest could be relied upon when one wants to take into account social norms to explain the individual demand for redistribution. We find that social beliefs matter for explaining the individual attitudes towards public intervention. We find also that the support given to redistribution can increase or decrease depending on the interaction between reciprocity norms and beliefs about causes of poverty.
... 23 May 2005 Lusaka * Briefing Program Coordinator, Dr Sipilanyambe on mission objectives * Me... more ... 23 May 2005 Lusaka * Briefing Program Coordinator, Dr Sipilanyambe on mission objectives * Meeting with IVM focal point, Mr. Chanda to develop ... Lusaka * Courtesy call on WR-Zambia and briefing on objectives and work plan for the mission * Travel to Kabwe * Interview with ...
The OECD Statistics Working Paper Seriesmanaged by the OECD Statistics Directorateis designed to ... more The OECD Statistics Working Paper Seriesmanaged by the OECD Statistics Directorateis designed to make available in a timely fashion and to a wider readership selected studies prepared by OECD staff or by outside consultants working on OECD projects. The papers included are of a technical, methodological or statistical policy nature and relate to statistical work relevant to the Organisation. The Working Papers are generally available only in their original language-English or Frenchwith a summary in the other. OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author. Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Comments on Working Papers are welcomed, and may be sent to the Statistics Directorate, OECD, 2 rue André-Pascal,
OECD Economics Department working papers, Sep 24, 2007
for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the exper... more for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the expertise of Paulo Santiago and Thomas Wecko were also particularly useful, as well as comments we received from other colleagues of the OECD Directorate for Education. The comments of Paul Swain and Sven Blondal were particular useful to prepare the final version of this article. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its member countries.
What matters the most to people? Evidence from the OECD Better Life Index users' responses WORKIN... more What matters the most to people? Evidence from the OECD Better Life Index users' responses WORKING PAPER No.90 This paper investigates the factors shaping the OECD Better Life Index users' preferences over a set of 11 well-being dimensions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the relationship between the market economy, state and society ... more The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the relationship between the market economy, state and society in almost every country worldwide. While the economy paused and literally shut down in many countries during the first wave of the pandemic, the state and civil society have gained new significance in protecting people from the ravages of the coronavirus. This shift has affected the public's perception of the role of markets, government and society in response to the worldwide shock. In particular there is an increased recognition that societal well-being goes well beyond material prosperity and that society, governments and markets should contribute to enhancing human well-being in a sustainable fashion. The Italian G20 Presidency comes at a time when uncertainties concerning the evolution of the pandemic persist and its economic impact is expected to weigh heavily on economies and societies for many years. In addition, the global COVID-19 pandemic and climate crises have catapulted vulnerabilities that emerged from an equity chasm, leaving whole segments of the human population-people with disabilities, older people, displaced and refugee populations, women and children-particularly vulnerable to psychological, social and economic shocks. However, crises force re-evaluations, reconsiderations and reprioritisations to build forward better, on individual and collective levels, in institutions and among those that govern them, to promote equity, inclusion and well-being for all, leaving no one behind. Against this background, the Italian Presidency is committed to contributing to the development of a shared vision to shape a brighter future for all, and promises that "All policy actions will be centered on people". This makes it necessary to put fundamental human needs at the heart of policy making, in line with what the OECD (e.g.
Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Well-Being
The chapter presents an overview of several challenging issues related to the assessment of well-... more The chapter presents an overview of several challenging issues related to the assessment of well-being through measures aimed at looking ‘beyond GDP’. Although designed to measure aggregate economic performance from a macroeconomic perspective, gross domestoc product (GDP) has been extensively used to measure welfare, with a number of problems and limitations. Starting from the mid-1970s, criticisms to this approach encouraged early attempts to create alternative measures for GDP. The Great Recession and inequality considerations further prompted the discussion through national and international initiatives. These gave birth to a set of measures and frameworks which focus more on the individuals, entailing considerations on the distribution of well-being, multidimensionality and subjective perceptions. The chapter reviews some of these measures, addressing the main issues and techniques as well as outlining the greatest statistical challenges linked to the measurement of progress and well-being.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a long tradition of work on... more The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a long tradition of work on social indicators and quality of life. More recently, the OECD has been leading the international reflection on measuring well-being and societal progress. Building on almost ten years of OECD work on progress, how's life? is a first attempt at the international level to go beyond the conceptual stage and to present a large set of comparable well-being indicators for OECD countries and, to the extent possible, other major economies. One important objective of this report is to take stock of the quality and comprehensiveness of existing well-being statistics. Such an assessment is critical in order to move the statistical agenda forward and to ensure that statistics evolve in line with the needs of policy-makers and the general public. To that end, each chapter of this report discusses the validity of existing measures in the various well-being dimensions and provides a roadmap of th...
Cet article présente les résultats expérimentaux d'un jeu de l'ultimatum "transcon... more Cet article présente les résultats expérimentaux d'un jeu de l'ultimatum "transcontinental " entre la France et l'Inde.
This paper describes the results of an international initiative on trust (Trustlab) run in six OE... more This paper describes the results of an international initiative on trust (Trustlab) run in six OECD countries between
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development was the first international organizati... more The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development was the first international organization to launch a social monitoring program in the 1970s. Since then, systematic efforts have been pursued by various OECD Expert Groups, Committees and Directorates to broaden the scope of social monitoring and increase its policy relevance. This article reviews the first OECD works on quality of life as well as more recent efforts, including the publication Society at a Glance that has exclusively focused on the social dimensions of wellbeing The article then describes the broader wellbeing and quality of life reporting activities that the OECD has put in place at the end of 2000s, in response to a broader movement to go beyond GDP when measuring societal progress. The OECD wellbeing framework encompasses the economic, social and environmental dimension of human development, in line with the original aspiration of the OECD’s Social Indicators Programme of the 1970s. In addition, the OECD work on wellbeing and notably the How’s Life publication proposes a framework for analyzing current and future wellbeing, integrating the notion of sustainability of wellbeing over time and connecting the wellbeing perspective with the broader work on Sustainable Development. Selected findings from the most recent OECD report on wellbeing are also discussed at the end of the article.
Many OECD countries are aiming to reform their tertiary education (TE) systems. This work explore... more Many OECD countries are aiming to reform their tertiary education (TE) systems. This work explores the determinants of the investment in TE, with a focus on institutional setting of TE systems and private incentives to undertake years of schooling beyond upper-secondary degree level. For this purpose the article first develops estimates of three main drivers of graduation patterns, namely institutional arrangements of TE supply, availability of funding for TE students and private returns to tertiary studies. Second, the article empirically assesses how these three factors affect graduation ratios. Based on this analysis, the article then discusses policy-levers of TE investment and explores possible routes of reform for TE systems in OECD countries. The main findings are as follows: graduation ratios increase with private returns to TE as well with the autonomy and accountability of the supply of education. Lack or insufficient financial help to tertiary students negatively affects ...
Pour mettre chacun et chacune d’entre nous sur le meme pied de depart, dans la perspective d’une ... more Pour mettre chacun et chacune d’entre nous sur le meme pied de depart, dans la perspective d’une societe fondee sur l’egalite des chances, quelles inegalites les politiques publiques doivent-elles compenser ? Autrement dit, dans la succession des malheurs qui nous accablent – ou des bonheurs qui nous rejouissent, mais ce second point ne renvoie pas aux politiques publiques – comment s’opere la ligne de partage entre ce qui releve de notre propre responsabilite, de nos choix, et ce qui appartient a des circonstances qui echappent a notre maitrise ? La reflexion theorique sur cette thematique est peu developpee en France meme si le debat pragmatique sur la question de la responsabilite individuelle est omnipresent dans les campagnes electorales passees et sans doute a venir. C’est le grand merite de Christine Le Clainche et de ses collegues de se confronter a ce probleme. Dans une recherche aux frontieres de l’economie, de la philosophie mais aussi de la psychologie, les auteurs de ce...
for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the exper... more for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the expertise of Paulo Santiago and Thomas Wecko were also particularly useful, as well as comments we received from other colleagues of the OECD Directorate for Education. The comments of Paul Swain and Sven Blondal were particular useful to prepare the final version of this article. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its member countries.
and Stéphane ROBIN 4 (GATE, Université Lyon 2) 1 We would like to thank the Planning Unit of the ... more and Stéphane ROBIN 4 (GATE, Université Lyon 2) 1 We would like to thank the Planning Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute (New Delhi) and the Delhi School of Economics School for providing the logistics for the experiments, and especially Arunava Sen, Pulin Nayak, Dipjyoti Majumdar and Puru Vashishtha. Thanks also to Peter Martinsson for his help and assistance. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the "GDR d'Economie Cognitive" of the CNRS.
The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive composite index that aggregates a country's well-bei... more The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive composite index that aggregates a country's well-being outcomes through the weights defined by online users. This paper analyses these weights by analysing the responses given by close to 88,000 users since 2011 to date. The contribution of this paper is threefold. First, it investigates the factors shaping users' preferences over a set of 11 well-being dimensions, while most of the previous empirical works in the area have focused on factors affecting support for a specific well-being domain (e.g. redistribution, environmental concerns) at a time. Second, it provides insights into users' preferences for a large group of countries, which differ in terms of culture and living conditions. Third, a finite mixture model (FMM) approach is used to test for heterogeneity in the effect of satisfaction levels on the weight attached to a given BLI dimension across sub-population groups. Various empirical models are used to identify responses' patterns and see whether they can be accounted for respondents' characteristics and their perceived level of well-being. The paper finds that health, education and life satisfaction are the aspects that matter the most in OECD countries. Descriptive statistics show that men assign more importance to material conditions than women; while women in general value quality of life more than men. Environment, housing, civic engagement, safety and health become more important with age, while life satisfaction, education, work-life balance, jobs and income are particularly important for those younger than 35. There are also regional patterns in users' findings, for instance civic engagement is particularly important in South America, while safety and work-life balance matter tremendously in Asia-Pacific. Furthermore, an additional analysis carried out on a subset of observations finds that for several well-being dimensions (i.e. jobs, housing, community, health, education, civic engagement, safety, life satisfaction and work-life balance) there is a positive and linear relationship between individual preferences and self
In this paper we examine the support given by French households to public intervention for reduci... more In this paper we examine the support given by French households to public intervention for reducing inequalities and improving well-being of the low-income classes. We first discuss to what extent the model of self interest could be relied upon when one wants to take into account social norms to explain the individual demand for redistribution. We find that social beliefs matter for explaining the individual attitudes towards public intervention. We find also that the support given to redistribution can increase or decrease depending on the interaction between reciprocity norms and beliefs about causes of poverty.
... 23 May 2005 Lusaka * Briefing Program Coordinator, Dr Sipilanyambe on mission objectives * Me... more ... 23 May 2005 Lusaka * Briefing Program Coordinator, Dr Sipilanyambe on mission objectives * Meeting with IVM focal point, Mr. Chanda to develop ... Lusaka * Courtesy call on WR-Zambia and briefing on objectives and work plan for the mission * Travel to Kabwe * Interview with ...
The OECD Statistics Working Paper Seriesmanaged by the OECD Statistics Directorateis designed to ... more The OECD Statistics Working Paper Seriesmanaged by the OECD Statistics Directorateis designed to make available in a timely fashion and to a wider readership selected studies prepared by OECD staff or by outside consultants working on OECD projects. The papers included are of a technical, methodological or statistical policy nature and relate to statistical work relevant to the Organisation. The Working Papers are generally available only in their original language-English or Frenchwith a summary in the other. OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author. Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Comments on Working Papers are welcomed, and may be sent to the Statistics Directorate, OECD, 2 rue André-Pascal,
OECD Economics Department working papers, Sep 24, 2007
for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the exper... more for their comments and input during the preparation of the study. The collaboration and the expertise of Paulo Santiago and Thomas Wecko were also particularly useful, as well as comments we received from other colleagues of the OECD Directorate for Education. The comments of Paul Swain and Sven Blondal were particular useful to prepare the final version of this article. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its member countries.
What matters the most to people? Evidence from the OECD Better Life Index users' responses WORKIN... more What matters the most to people? Evidence from the OECD Better Life Index users' responses WORKING PAPER No.90 This paper investigates the factors shaping the OECD Better Life Index users' preferences over a set of 11 well-being dimensions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the relationship between the market economy, state and society ... more The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the relationship between the market economy, state and society in almost every country worldwide. While the economy paused and literally shut down in many countries during the first wave of the pandemic, the state and civil society have gained new significance in protecting people from the ravages of the coronavirus. This shift has affected the public's perception of the role of markets, government and society in response to the worldwide shock. In particular there is an increased recognition that societal well-being goes well beyond material prosperity and that society, governments and markets should contribute to enhancing human well-being in a sustainable fashion. The Italian G20 Presidency comes at a time when uncertainties concerning the evolution of the pandemic persist and its economic impact is expected to weigh heavily on economies and societies for many years. In addition, the global COVID-19 pandemic and climate crises have catapulted vulnerabilities that emerged from an equity chasm, leaving whole segments of the human population-people with disabilities, older people, displaced and refugee populations, women and children-particularly vulnerable to psychological, social and economic shocks. However, crises force re-evaluations, reconsiderations and reprioritisations to build forward better, on individual and collective levels, in institutions and among those that govern them, to promote equity, inclusion and well-being for all, leaving no one behind. Against this background, the Italian Presidency is committed to contributing to the development of a shared vision to shape a brighter future for all, and promises that "All policy actions will be centered on people". This makes it necessary to put fundamental human needs at the heart of policy making, in line with what the OECD (e.g.
Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Well-Being
The chapter presents an overview of several challenging issues related to the assessment of well-... more The chapter presents an overview of several challenging issues related to the assessment of well-being through measures aimed at looking ‘beyond GDP’. Although designed to measure aggregate economic performance from a macroeconomic perspective, gross domestoc product (GDP) has been extensively used to measure welfare, with a number of problems and limitations. Starting from the mid-1970s, criticisms to this approach encouraged early attempts to create alternative measures for GDP. The Great Recession and inequality considerations further prompted the discussion through national and international initiatives. These gave birth to a set of measures and frameworks which focus more on the individuals, entailing considerations on the distribution of well-being, multidimensionality and subjective perceptions. The chapter reviews some of these measures, addressing the main issues and techniques as well as outlining the greatest statistical challenges linked to the measurement of progress and well-being.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a long tradition of work on... more The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a long tradition of work on social indicators and quality of life. More recently, the OECD has been leading the international reflection on measuring well-being and societal progress. Building on almost ten years of OECD work on progress, how's life? is a first attempt at the international level to go beyond the conceptual stage and to present a large set of comparable well-being indicators for OECD countries and, to the extent possible, other major economies. One important objective of this report is to take stock of the quality and comprehensiveness of existing well-being statistics. Such an assessment is critical in order to move the statistical agenda forward and to ensure that statistics evolve in line with the needs of policy-makers and the general public. To that end, each chapter of this report discusses the validity of existing measures in the various well-being dimensions and provides a roadmap of th...
Cet article présente les résultats expérimentaux d'un jeu de l'ultimatum "transcon... more Cet article présente les résultats expérimentaux d'un jeu de l'ultimatum "transcontinental " entre la France et l'Inde.
This paper describes the results of an international initiative on trust (Trustlab) run in six OE... more This paper describes the results of an international initiative on trust (Trustlab) run in six OECD countries between
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development was the first international organizati... more The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development was the first international organization to launch a social monitoring program in the 1970s. Since then, systematic efforts have been pursued by various OECD Expert Groups, Committees and Directorates to broaden the scope of social monitoring and increase its policy relevance. This article reviews the first OECD works on quality of life as well as more recent efforts, including the publication Society at a Glance that has exclusively focused on the social dimensions of wellbeing The article then describes the broader wellbeing and quality of life reporting activities that the OECD has put in place at the end of 2000s, in response to a broader movement to go beyond GDP when measuring societal progress. The OECD wellbeing framework encompasses the economic, social and environmental dimension of human development, in line with the original aspiration of the OECD’s Social Indicators Programme of the 1970s. In addition, the OECD work on wellbeing and notably the How’s Life publication proposes a framework for analyzing current and future wellbeing, integrating the notion of sustainability of wellbeing over time and connecting the wellbeing perspective with the broader work on Sustainable Development. Selected findings from the most recent OECD report on wellbeing are also discussed at the end of the article.
Many OECD countries are aiming to reform their tertiary education (TE) systems. This work explore... more Many OECD countries are aiming to reform their tertiary education (TE) systems. This work explores the determinants of the investment in TE, with a focus on institutional setting of TE systems and private incentives to undertake years of schooling beyond upper-secondary degree level. For this purpose the article first develops estimates of three main drivers of graduation patterns, namely institutional arrangements of TE supply, availability of funding for TE students and private returns to tertiary studies. Second, the article empirically assesses how these three factors affect graduation ratios. Based on this analysis, the article then discusses policy-levers of TE investment and explores possible routes of reform for TE systems in OECD countries. The main findings are as follows: graduation ratios increase with private returns to TE as well with the autonomy and accountability of the supply of education. Lack or insufficient financial help to tertiary students negatively affects ...
Pour mettre chacun et chacune d’entre nous sur le meme pied de depart, dans la perspective d’une ... more Pour mettre chacun et chacune d’entre nous sur le meme pied de depart, dans la perspective d’une societe fondee sur l’egalite des chances, quelles inegalites les politiques publiques doivent-elles compenser ? Autrement dit, dans la succession des malheurs qui nous accablent – ou des bonheurs qui nous rejouissent, mais ce second point ne renvoie pas aux politiques publiques – comment s’opere la ligne de partage entre ce qui releve de notre propre responsabilite, de nos choix, et ce qui appartient a des circonstances qui echappent a notre maitrise ? La reflexion theorique sur cette thematique est peu developpee en France meme si le debat pragmatique sur la question de la responsabilite individuelle est omnipresent dans les campagnes electorales passees et sans doute a venir. C’est le grand merite de Christine Le Clainche et de ses collegues de se confronter a ce probleme. Dans une recherche aux frontieres de l’economie, de la philosophie mais aussi de la psychologie, les auteurs de ce...
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