Economia
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Fortunately, there are new, direct indicators of well-being. In the past decade, psychologists, neuroscientists, and behavioral economists have performed an enormous amount of research into personal satisfaction and happiness. It turns out that beyond a relatively low threshold, more money doesn't make us much happier. Far more important are things like relationships, engaging work, meaning and purpose in life - none of which show up in the tables of the Quarterly Services Survey. That's why two prominent social scientists, Ed Diener of the University of Illinois and Martin E. P. Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, have proposed creating a national index of well-being.
All we need to do is collect the data. For instance, we can now tabulate how much cell phone sales add to GDP. But have these phones made us more stressed out because we can no longer elude our evil boss or annoying brother-in-law? Or have they made us feel more secure because we know we can call for help if we're stranded? Let's ask. Some people wring their hands over how much the US spends on health care. But what if we measured to what extent new drugs and medical technologies improved the quality of people's lives? Maybe the expense would look like a bargain. Assemble measures like these into a national well-being index and, in tandem with revamped economic indicators, it could generate a higher-res picture of the national condition.
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Economia
Esqueça o PIB. Dinheiro não traz felicidade?
Fortunately, there are new, direct indicators of well-being. In the past decade, psychologists, neuroscientists, and behavioral economists have performed an enormous amount of research into personal satisfaction and happiness. It turns out that beyond a relatively low threshold, more money doesn't make us much happier. Far more important are things like relationships, engaging work, meaning and purpose in life - none of which show up in the tables of the Quarterly Services Survey. That's why two prominent social scientists, Ed Diener of the University of Illinois and Martin E. P. Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, have proposed creating a national index of well-being.
All we need to do is collect the data. For instance, we can now tabulate how much cell phone sales add to GDP. But have these phones made us more stressed out because we can no longer elude our evil boss or annoying brother-in-law? Or have they made us feel more secure because we know we can call for help if we're stranded? Let's ask. Some people wring their hands over how much the US spends on health care. But what if we measured to what extent new drugs and medical technologies improved the quality of people's lives? Maybe the expense would look like a bargain. Assemble measures like these into a national well-being index and, in tandem with revamped economic indicators, it could generate a higher-res picture of the national condition.
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- Mercado De Trabalho
A new study argues cutting unemployment benefits created 1.8 million jobs Just looking at the economy's overall size, you wouldn't think that the last year was much different from any of the others since the recession. The U.S....
- Ciência Econômica
Economics is organized common sense. Here is a short list of valuable lessons that our beautiful subject teaches. 1. Many things that are desirable are not feasible. 2. Individuals and communities face trade-offs. 3. Other people have more information...
- Individualismo, Inovação E Crescimento Econômico
Individualism, innovation, and long-run growth Yuriy Gorodnichenkoa,b and Gerard Roland Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; b National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA 02138; and c Center for Economic Policy...
- Uma Nova Forma De Medir A Economia
By Mark Skousen “A balanced Input-Output framework…provides a more accurate and consistent picture of the U. S. economy.” – Survey of Current Business Starting in spring 2014, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release a breakthrough new...
- Taxa De Inflação
Inflation: Not as low as you thinkForget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8 percent over the past year, according to the American Institute for...