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type: thesis
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creators_name: Prenzel, Paula V.
title: When the Mix Matters: Complementarities in Multidimensional Well-Being
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abstract: In discussions of the concept of well-being as an alternative measure of development and welfare, it is considered a multidimensional notion. However, for simplicity, the dimensions of well-being are often modelled as substitutes. This research analyses the effects of relaxing the assumption of substitutability to account for possible complementarity. In particular, if well-being dimensions are complementary, a more balanced distribution across the dimensions is preferable to an unbalanced one. This claim is justified theoretically and tested using a panel dataset of 22 European countries. The results show that an unbalanced distribution of well-being is correlated with lower life satisfaction. The effect of accounting for complementarities in well-being comparisons is analysed using the OECD TL2 regions. This example illustrates that assuming either substitutability or complementarity profoundly affects the outcome of cross-sectional well-being analysis and should therefore be considered when aiming to use well-being to guide policy.
date: 2013
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: RS
tutors_name: McCann, P.
keywords_local: multidimensional well-being
keywords_local: regional disparities
keywords_local: complementarity
keywords_local: well-being
language_iso: en
titleorder: When the Mix Matters: Complementarities in Multidimensional Well-Being
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date_issued: 2013-01-01
citation:   Prenzel, Paula V.  (2013) When the Mix Matters: Complementarities in Multidimensional Well-Being.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1285/1/MasterThesis_PaulaPrenzel.pdf