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Living Standard Index for the Older Adults: An Indian Peri-urban Study
Traditionally, the well-being and living standards of an individual were measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Later, a gradual shift was...
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Estimating the elasticity of substitution when compiling the CES cost of living index on scanner data
Scanner data are electronic transaction data that specify turnover and the number of items sold by barcodes, e.g., the Global Trade Article Number....
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The Effects of Urban Living Conditions on Subjective Well-Being: The Case of German Foreign Service Employees
In an increasingly urbanized world, understanding the determinants of urban well-being will continue to grow in importance. Although the effects of...
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Perceptions Regarding Education as a Way to Improve Living Conditions in Mexico: a Qualitative Exploration
This study explores perceptions about educational attainment as a way to improve living conditions in Mexico. We focus specifically on two questions:...
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Living conditions assessment in the Wilaya of Setif (Algeria) municipalities implementing multi-criteria analysis and GIS
Over the last years, advanced technological tools and innovative operational research methods have become indispensable in the field of...
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A Composite Inter-Temporal Economic Insecurity Index
Interest in the study of economic insecurity has grown in recent years. However, the ongoing debate about how to measure it remains unresolved. On...
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Human Development Index
Socioeconomic development is crucially aimed for in the current global economy. Humans tended to be left aside for centuries. So did sustainability...
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Measuring Youth Living Conditions in Europe: A Multidimensional Cross-Country Approach
Since the onset of the Great Recession, it could be argued that it is the young who have been hardest hit in their living conditions. This paper...
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Traces of Hope from a New Transnational Well-Being Index: World Love Index
The article discusses the development of a new measurement called the World Love Index, which aims to evaluate people’s capacity to care for others...
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The well-living paradigm: reimagining quality of life in our turbulent world
This article introduces the concept of ‘well-living’ as a transformative framework for reimagining quality of life in the face of current global...
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The Subjective Well-Being of Chilean Children Living in Conditions of High Social Vulnerability
This article analyzes the subjective well-being and life satisfaction of 1033 Chilean children (507 girls and 526 boys) aged 9 to 14 years...
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The Impact of Socio-Economic Conditions on Individuals’ Health: Development of an Index and Examination of its Association with Three of the Most Frequently Registered Diseases in Lazio Region of Italy
This study examines spatial disparities and associations between the social deprivation index (SDI) and Type 2 Diabetes, Dementia, and Heart Failure...
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Graphical Representation of Multidimensional Poverty: Insights for Index Construction and Policy Making
By means of probabilistic graphical models, in this paper, we present a new framework for exploring relationships among indicators commonly included...
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Perceptions of living environment among the elderly based on an assumed earthquake scenario: case of Hefei, China
Increasingly frequent and severe disasters have seriously impacted on the elderly as they are more vulnerable to disasters. To protect the elderly...
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Human Development Index
Socioeconomic development is crucially aimed for in the current global economy. Humans tended to be left aside for centuries. So did sustainability...
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Living Arrangements, Intra-Household Inequality and Children’s Deprivation: Evidence from EU-SILC
A non-negligible proportion of children in Europe live in multifamily households that include other adults beyond their parents: around 4% live with...
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Spatial inequality in standard of living (SoL) in India: a spatial econometric approach
The major emphasis of this study is showing the district-level inequality in the Standard of Living (SoL) in India. It shows the spatial effects and...
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Re-examining the Multidimensional Poverty Index of South Africa
The persistently high level of poverty remains one of the main socio-economic issues in South Africa since the democratic transition in 1994. Many...
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Measuring social vulnerability to natural hazards in China: a modified index approach
Climate-related disasters have adversely affected the livelihoods and well-being of people in both developed and develo** countries, including...
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Factors associated with discordance of actual and preferred living arrangements among older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study in India
Despite the historical and cultural context of multigenerational living and family-oriented and filial old age-support in India, increased dependence...