The MERGE project has submitted a contribution to the United Nations’ call for input on an Elements Paper for the intergovernmental process on Beyond GDP, the working document that will guide upcoming negotiations among Member States on how to measure progress beyond GDP.
A newly published study has identified surprising common ground across hundreds of existing wellbeing indicators and presented a 20-component model that could accelerate the long-awaited shift beyond GDP as the primary measure of progress.
As the European Commission tables its first proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), a group of leading researchers and policy experts is inviting European policymakers to reconsider how to measure the funding’s success.
A landmark survey by the Horizon Europe-funded MERGE project reveals that 81% of citizens believe governments should measure a country’s performance beyond gross domestic product (BGDP) indicators.
A leadership coalition of 8 EU-funded research projects urges the President of the European Commission to revise the competitiveness agenda and offering support to uphold the EU’s standing on a global level.
