Freedom-based measurement of living standard

Nicolas Gravel () and Benoît Tarroux

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Abstract: This paper contrasts conventional real GDP and price indicators of living standard, interpreted as revealing information on welfare, with others, that aim at reflecting individual freedom. It is argued that freedom-based indices are easier to use and interpret than traditional real GDP ones. Illustrations of the differences between the two classes of indices are provided for international comparisons, as well as for the evaluation of growth and inflation in France

Keywords: Freedom; welfare; price index; per capita GDP; growth; international comparisons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Published in Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 101/102, pp.37-69. ⟨10.2307/41615473⟩

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DOI: 10.2307/41615473

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