计量经济分析 = Econometric analysis

The present historical moment may seem a particularly inopportune time to review Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam's latest exploration of civic decline in America. After all, the outpouring of volunteerism, solidarity, patriotism, and self-sacrifice displayed by Americans in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks appears to fly in the face of Putnam's central argument: that \"social capital\" -defined as \"social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them\" (p. 19)'has declined to dangerously low levels in America over the last three decades. However, Putnam is not fazed in the least by the recent effusion of solidarity. Quite the contrary, he sees in it the potential to \"reverse what has been a 30to 40-year steady decline in most measures of connectedness or community.\"' As an example of how the current \"war on terrorism\" could generate a durable civic renewal, Putnam points to the burst in civic practices that occurred during and after World War II, which he says \"permanently marked\" the generation that lived through it and had a \"terrific effect on American public life over the last half-century.\" 3 If Americans can follow this example and channel their current civic

Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community

We investigate whether income inequality affects subsequent growth in a cross-country sample for 1965-90, using the models of Barro (1997), Bleaney and Nishiyama (2002) and Sachs and Warner (1997), with negative results. We then investigate the evolution of income inequality over the same period and its correlation with growth. The dominating feature is inequality convergence across countries. This convergence has been significantly faster amongst developed countries. Growth does not appear to influence the evolution of inequality over time. Outline

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/81822/1/02-28.pdf

Economic growth and income inequality

Over the past few years, there has been a steadily increasing interest on the part of economists in happiness research. We argue that reported subjective well-being is a satisfactory empirical approximation to individual utility and that happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income, unemployment and inflation affect happiness as well as how institutional factors, in particular the type of democracy and the extent of government decentralization, systematically influence how satisfied individuals are with their life. We discuss some of the consequences for economic policy and for economic theory.

What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research

Economics and Information Theory

A structural model of regional economic growth is estimated using data for 2243 rural US counties Five indices designed to capture specific amenity and quality of life characteristics are constructed using fifty-four separate indicators Results suggest that amenity characteristics can be organized into consistent and meaningful empirical measures that move beyond ad hoc descriptions of amenities In addition to insights into the influence of local characteristics ranging from tax burdens to income distribution on regional economic growth, results suggest that predictable relationships between amenities, quality of life, and local economic performance exist

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The Role of Amenities and Quality of Life In Rural Economic Growth

Agricultural and resource economics review

This bibliography reviews the literature on the notion of quality of life and how it affects several planning issues. The concept of quality of life is examined in general terms through definitions, concepts, models, and methods. Following this are discussions on quality of life as it relates to places or geographic areas, primarily urban ones, but also rural areas and neighborhoods; the role of quality of life in human migration; the impact of quality of life on firm location; and the relationship between quality of life and regional economic growth. The authors conclude that quality of life will increasingly play a significant role in various planning dimensions, but that role is likely to be a complex one.

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Quality of Life in the Planning Literature

Книга знакомит читателя с несельскохозяйственной занятостью на селе, проблемами развития и устойчивого развития сельской местности. Основные разделы книги: экономическое развитие села (аграрных общин), теория роста, пространственная теория, концепции сельских рынков, рынки земли, рынки труда и развитие села, рынки капитала, технологии-инновации и развитие села, нерыночные товары и услуги, местное самоуправление - товары общественного сектора и экономика села, институты и общество, моделирование политики и принятие решений, экономическое развитие села в практике, описательные инструменты для анализа экономического развития села, инструменты для анализа экономического развития села - инференциальные модели фиксированной цены, инструменты для анализа экономического развития села- эндогенные модели цены, выводы и взгляд в будущее.

Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice

https://isiarticles.com/bundles/Article/pre/pdf/11262.pdf

Steven C. Deller

Papers

The Role of Amenities and Quality of Life In Rural Economic Growth

Agricultural and resource economics review

Quality of Life in the Planning Literature

Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice

Natural amenities, tourism and income distribution