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.

screensavescreensavescreenshot-www-brookings-edu-2016-10-19-08-47-33Ben 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

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