MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE: CAPABILITIES OF MUNICIPAL STATISTICS

Abstract

The measurement of quality of life on municipality level is necessary for effective economic policy performance evaluation. The article presents the results of a study of municipal statistics data which is aimed at finding economic indicators related to quality of life within municipalities. Following an established methodology, the authors analyze available information on households' income, consumption and wealth. The authors have examined open municipal statistics sources and found significant limitations of them. A number of indicators of wage, the retail trade volume and housing is suggested for municipal quality of life index to be constructed allowing for possible access to the data.

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Elena Gordeeva, Svetlana Suslova

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  • EP ID EP403119
  • DOI 10.17721/1728-2667.2014/157-4/4
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Elena Gordeeva, Svetlana Suslova (2014). MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE: CAPABILITIES OF MUNICIPAL STATISTICS. Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Економіка., 4(157), 22-27. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-403119