Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly becoming a concept researched empirically and theoretically in the field of economics. In urban economics in particular, this increasing interest stems mainly from the fact that QoL affects urban competitiveness and urban growth: research shows that when households and businesses decide where to locate, QoL consider- ations can play a very important role. The purpose of the present paper is to examine the way economic literature and urban economic literature in particular, have adopted QoL consider- ations in the economic thinking. Moreover, it presents the ways various studies have attempted to capture the multidimensional nature of the concept, and quantify it for the purposes of empirical research. Conclusions are drawn on the state of affairs regarding the study of QoL in economics, as well as the problems of measurement arising mainly from the complex nature of the concept.

Quality of life in the economic and urban economic literature / Lambiri, D; Biagi, Bianca; Royuela, V.. - In: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. - ISSN 0303-8300. - 84:(2007), pp. 1-25.

Quality of life in the economic and urban economic literature

BIAGI, Bianca;
2007-01-01

Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly becoming a concept researched empirically and theoretically in the field of economics. In urban economics in particular, this increasing interest stems mainly from the fact that QoL affects urban competitiveness and urban growth: research shows that when households and businesses decide where to locate, QoL consider- ations can play a very important role. The purpose of the present paper is to examine the way economic literature and urban economic literature in particular, have adopted QoL consider- ations in the economic thinking. Moreover, it presents the ways various studies have attempted to capture the multidimensional nature of the concept, and quantify it for the purposes of empirical research. Conclusions are drawn on the state of affairs regarding the study of QoL in economics, as well as the problems of measurement arising mainly from the complex nature of the concept.
2007
Quality of life in the economic and urban economic literature / Lambiri, D; Biagi, Bianca; Royuela, V.. - In: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. - ISSN 0303-8300. - 84:(2007), pp. 1-25.
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