Are Americans better off than they were a decade or two ago?

A thoughtful article from Ben Bernanke and Peter Olson on a new measure of economic welfare. It comes complete with computer program, if you read the article by the authors of the key paper reviewed here.

Ben Bernanke and Peter Olson tackle the question using a new, more-comprehensive measure of economic well-being.

Source: Are Americans better off than they were a decade or two ago? | Brookings Institution