How to measure a good life – tips for moving beyond GDP

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Authors

Richard Heys · Office for National Statistics

Himanshi Bhardwaj · Office for National Statistics

Crystal Taylor · Taylor Wimpey (United Kingdom)

Abstract

Including human and environmental capital paints a different picture of national economies than does GDP alone. Including human and environmental capital paints a different picture of national economies than does GDP alone.

Topics & Keywords

Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Economic Growth and Productivity Global Energy and Sustainability Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 651, Issue 8107, pp. 883-886

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-026-00884-3

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