Social capital, economic growth and well-being
- Francesco Sarracino,
In the long run economic growth does not improve people's well-being. Traditional theories – adaptation and social comparisons – explain this evidence, but they don't explain what shapes the trend of subjective well-being and its differences across countries. Recent research identified in social capital a plausible candidate to explain the trends of well-being.
This dissertation adopts various econometric techniques to explore the relationship over time among social capital, economic growth and subjective well-being.
The main conclusion is that social capital is a good predictor of the trend of subjective well-being, both within and across countries. Hence, policies for well-being should aim at preserving and enhancing social capital for the quality of the social environment matters.
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-6655-277-2
- Series: Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze»
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- Subjects: Education
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Book Title
Social capital, economic growth and well-being
Authors
Francesco Sarracino
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Publication Year
2012
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Firenze University Press
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Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze»
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2705-0289
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2705-0297
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