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# Economic Security in an Index of Economic Well-being: The CSLS Approach to Economic Security

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# Economic Security in an Index of Economic Well-being: The CSLS Approach to Economic Security

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Heslop, Helen Boss. 2009. “Economic Security in an Index of Economic Well-being: The CSLS Approach to Economic Security.” CSLS Research Report 2009-13. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/economic-security-in-an-index-of-economic-well-being-the-csls-approach-to-economic-security/

## Author:

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Helen Boss Heslop
Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

## Report 2009-13

December 2009 30 pages

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The objective of this research report is to assess the approach to economic security developed by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) in its Index of Economic Well-being (IEWB), and in particular the decision to have a separate economic security domain in the IEWB. We ask whether the economic security domain of the IEWB is detailed enough to capture the types of economic insecurity experienced by people living in the developed world. The report concludes with recommendations to improve the economic security domain of the IEWB.

L’objectif de ce rapport de recherche est d’évaluer l’approche en matière de sécurité économique élaborée par le Centre d’étude des niveaux de vie (CSLS) dans son Indice de bien-être économique (IBEE), et en particulier la décision d’inclure un domaine distinct de sécurité économique dans l’IBEE. Nous nous demandons si le domaine de la sécurité économique de l’IBEE est suffisamment détaillé pour saisir les types d’insécurité économique vécus par les habitants des pays développés. Le rapport conclut par des recommandations visant à améliorer le domaine de la sécurité économique de l’IBEE.

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