THE BETTER LIFE INDEX IN TURKEY: COMPARISON WITH OECD COUNTRIES

Sevda Akar ()
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Sevda Akar: Balıkesir Üniversitesi/TÜRKİYE

JOURNAL OF LIFE ECONOMICS, 2014, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate Better Life Index which is presented as an alternative instrument to measure well- being in terms of Turkey. This index is created by the OECD and calculated by considering housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance . Results of the study show that Turkey has the lowest Better Life Index value among OECD countries.

Keywords: Better; Life; Index; OECD; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 I31 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.15637/jlecon.201416987

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