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New Year Resolutions

By Julia Laplane, OECD As memories of year-end celebrations fade and New Year resolutions start to tarnish, the time has come to think about what the coming year may have in store for us. Economic prospects remain bleak, with the latest OECD Economic Outlook forecasting a “hesitant and uneven recovery” over the next two years. [...]

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Jobs, Wellbeing, and GDP Make a Powerful Combination

By guest authors Gallup* is a strong believer that many factors beyond income contribute to a good life. That is why the company measures dozens of behavioral economic indicators as part of its World Poll. Gallup has now conducted more than 1 million surveys on more than 100 metrics in 160 countries and areas since [...]

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Gender equality: what’s in a stereotype?

By Julia Laplane Are girls really born with a desire to dress in pink and play with dolls while boys favour blue clothing and prefer to play with cars? And if not, why have these ideas become so ingrained in many countries that they are taken for granted? Advertising clearly plays a key role in [...]

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December 5, 2012

The Observer: Gross national happiness in Bhutan and the UN climate change conference in Doha

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November 19, 2012

Calif. City Proposes Citizens’ Well-Being Study

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