Well-being evidence for policy: A review
nef (the new economics foundation)
Available online PDF [88p.] at http://bit.ly/HupZaE
“…..Over the last 30 years, there has been a considerable growth in academic research on the causes of well-being.
In general, this literature gives a fairly consistent picture of which factors have associations with subjective well-being.
However, it is only in the last few years that there has been the corresponding level of interest from policymakers at national level….”
“……This review consists of the following sections:
The Glossary explains key surveys used, measures used, and some of the common abbreviations that appear in this review.
The Introduction reviews some of the key sources of well-being data, the types of measures used and outlines the key methodological issues with this evidence.
Part 1 presents a summary of the current literature on well-being and its determinants and has been structured by policy areas. Policies made in each of these areas will have the potential to explicitly affect well-being. This report aims to provide an overview of current findings but it is not a fully comprehensive review – for this, readers should turn to individual study findings and literature associated with specific areas of research.
Part 2 compares some of the relative effects of the different factors to give an idea of how they compare in terms of their influence on well-being. This provides useful information for policymakers who have (often limited) funds and are under pressure to direct these towards the policies with maximum benefits for subjective well-being.
The Appendix includes most of the fuller data tables that were used as sources for Part 2 to compare the effect sizes of different independent variables within well-being equations. They are intended to give readers more information, and the largest three coefficients are highlighted within each table.
References: Given its emphasis on evidence from the literature, in this review we use the traditional academic referencing style, giving (author and date) at the appropriate point of the text. The full list of references is given at the end of the document….”
Contents
Well-being evidence for policy: A review
Academic context
Policy context
Surveys
Measures
Statistical terms
Part 1: A summary of the existing evidence
1.1 The economy
Income
Income inequality
Benefits and welfare payments
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Inflation
Type of work
Quality of work
Hours worked
Debt
Commuting
1.2 Social relationships and community
Social activity
Volunteering
Membership of organisations
Membership of religious organisations
Trust
Governance
Marriage and personal relationships
Family relationships
Having children
1.3 Health
Physical health
Psychological health
Physical activity
Other health behaviour
Sleep
1.4 Education and care
Education
Informal care
1.5 The local environment
Physical environment
Urban spaces and their design
Housing
Urbanisation
Pollution
Crime
Transport
Traffic
Climate
1.6 Personal characteristics
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Genetics
Personality
Materialist values
Part Two: The relative impacts of different factors on well-being
Overview of findings
European data
US data
Making trade-offs: a case study of unemployment and inflation
Appendix: Comparing effect sizes
European
References
KMC/2012/SDE
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