Developing a composite indicator of resident well-being: the case of the Romagna area

There is a growing literature on the assessment of quality of life conditions and well-being in geographically and/or politically divided areas.. The paper proposes a new measure of well-being based on residents‟ satisfaction with specific life domains, leisure activities and satisfaction with life as a whole. The well-being index is constructed using a Weighted Sum Model, where the weights are calculated by DEA.