El impacto de la felicidad en el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo comunitario: una estimación del panel dinámico. 

  • R. Rasiah
  • V. Guptan
  • M.S. Habibullah.
Palabras clave: felicidad, crecimiento económico, desarrollo comunitario, desarrollo sostenible

Resumen

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar el impacto de la felicidad en el crecimiento de la nación en un esfuerzo por comprender la importancia de colocar al bienestar humano en el centro de las decisiones de formulación de políticas que desarrollarían a las comunidades de una manera más sostenible. Este estudio emplea la técnica de estimación de panel dinámico de Métodos Generalizados de Momentos (GMM) para analizar un conjunto de datos de micro panel de cincuenta países seleccionados para el período 2000 a 2013. Los resultados muestran evidencia de que la felicidad y la formación de capital tienen un impacto favorable en el crecimiento económico. 

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2019-03-01