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Well-Being in the Italian Regions Over Time

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  • Pierpaolo D’Urso

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

    (Sapienza University of Rome
    Italian National Institute of Statistics - Istat)

  • Livia Giovanni

    (Department of Political Sciences, LUISS Guido Carli)

  • Riccardo Massari

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

Abstract

In this paper, we define clusters of homogeneous Italian regions with respect to the evolution over time of well-being. In particular we identify three partitions of the Italian regions based on the yearly time series of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the BES (equitable and sustainable well-being), in the period 2010–2016. The partitions are obtained using a Dynamic Time Warping-based Fuzzy C-Medoids clustering model for multivariate time series. The results show a territorial gap between northern and southern regions with respect to the economic, social and environmental dimensions. The central regions have a diversified behavior with respect to the different dimensions.

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  • Pierpaolo D’Urso & Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo & Livia Giovanni & Riccardo Massari, 2022. "Well-Being in the Italian Regions Over Time," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 161(2), pages 599-627, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:161:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s11205-020-02384-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02384-x
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