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Consumption Symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of Household Consumption and Measurement, September 22-23, 2021
International Perspective (PDF)
Paul Schreyer - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - paul.schreyer@oecd.org
Many discussions in civil society and governments have turned around the evolution of living standards and people's well-being. Evidence can be provided by introducing distributional information into established consumption measures and by considering extended measures that range from adding in free government services all the way to quality of life indicators. The presentation shows some relevant international initiatives in these areas.
Last Modified Date: November 10, 2021