Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?

By John F. Helliwell. 2006

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Health, Social Psychology

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Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster (2008, background): “By comparing subjective well being data from many countries, Helliwell finds that ‘measures of social capital, including especially the corollary measures of specific and general trust, have substantial effects on well-being beyond those flowing through economic channels’ (Helliwell 2005).”
Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Functioning (2019, background): “Strong ties provide regular positive experiences and a sense of importance in one’s close social community (Putnam, 2000) and are one of the strongest determinants of subjective well-being (Diener & Seligman, 2002; Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2008; Helliwell, 2006; Layard, 2011).”
Quality of Government: What You Get (2009, result): “This result echoes that of Helliwell (2006), Frey and Stutzer (2000), and Pacek and Radcliff (2008), who have observed positive links between QoG and subjective well-being (a measure of an individual’s evaluation of their quality of life in total).”
Does Happiness Adapt? A Longitudinal Study of Disability with Implications for Economists and Judges (2008, unknown): “Although new research is expanding our view of how economic policies might be designed (Easterlin 2003, Frey and Stutzer 2000, Helliwell 2006), economists continue to have a simple view of the nature of a person’s wellbeing.”
Social Capital and Subjective Wellbeing in Europe: A New Approach on Social Capital (2012, unknown): “Besides, different works analyzed the trends of social capital and subjective wellbeing, finding a positive relationship between these variables, mainly when social capital is measured through generalized social trust (Helliwell 2003, 2006; Helliwell and Putnam 2004; or Sarracino 2010).”
The Dark Side of Chinese Growth: Declining Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Economic Boom (2015, background): “In particular the quality of personal relationships has a large, substantive impact on well-being (Helliwell, 2006; Helliwell & Putnam, 2004; Becchetti, Pelloni, & Rossetti, 2008; Bruni & Stanca, 2008).”
Does the Internet Make People Happier (2011, unknown): “In the same vein, Helliwell and Putnam (2004) find that country-level social capital and trust increase life satisfaction and reduce the level of suicide.”