The indicator of a happy, long and sustainable life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11716673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Renaud Gaucher (0000-0003-3387-142X, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Issaka Dialga (0000-0002-4888-2976, Nantes Université), Coralie Vennin |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-75 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Indicators Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0303-8300 • E-ISSN: 1573-0921 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11205-021-02727-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3177018910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
Many indicators are used to measure the quality of life of people and, consequently, these can be used to inform us about the quality of public policies. We propose to clarify this situation by asking one simple question: What is really important for us as an individual? This question can be asked to anyone and we could build a main indicator for public policies using this question and the responses of people. Our personal response is the following: What is really important for us as an individual is to live a happy and long life, and a life that does not prevent following generations from having lives as happy and long as ours, that is a sustainable life. We have built an indicator that fits this purpose. As we are negative utilitarianists and we consider that reducing premature deaths is more important than lengthening the duration of life, the indicator follows these two approaches. We give the cross-sectional results of the indicator of a happy, long and sustainable life, and we discuss the advantages and shortcomings of the indicator and avenues for future research
Economics · Human geography · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Quality (philosophy · Quality of life (healthcare · Quality of Life Research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Well-being · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |