01881nam 2200349 450 991077487480332120231017133425.0(CKB)3280000000012083(NjHacI)993280000000012083(EXLCZ)99328000000001208320130624c2012uuuu uu 0enguubu#---uu|uutxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierSocial capital, economic growth and Well-being /Francesco SarracinoFirenze :Firenze University Press,2012.1 online resource (166 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze» ;49788866552772 In the long run economic growth does not improve people's well-being. Traditional theories – adaptation and social comparisons – explain this evidence, but they don't explain what shapes the trend of subjective well-being and its differences across countries. Recent research identified in social capital a plausible candidate to explain the trends of well-being. This dissertation adopts various econometric techniques to explore the relationship over time among social capital, economic growth and subjective well-being. The main conclusion is that social capital is a good predictor of the trend of subjective well-being, both within and across countries. Hence, policies for well-being should aim at preserving and enhancing social capital for the quality of the social environment matters.Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze» ;4.Quality of lifeQuality of life.306Sarracino Francesco855382UkMaJRUBOOK9910774874803321Social capital, economic growth and Well-being1909613UNINA