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abstract: This paper utilizes a simple production function model to assess the relative importance of
national flags and national flag colors on the well-being of 93 nations in 2007. It finds that the existence of
national flags affects well-being positively. Well-being is inelastic with respect to national flag colors. In
other words, it is far more important to well-being to have a national flag than whether the flag is a certain
color combination. There is considerable regional variation, but the effects of national flags on well-being
are invariant with respect to region.
copyrightnote: I certify that I have the right to deposit the contribution with MPRA.
creators_name: Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich
creators_id: amavilah@msn.com
date: 2008-10-29
full_text_status: public
identifierabstract: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11304/
ispublished: unpub
keywords: National well-being, human development index (HDI), national flags, national flag colors
language: en
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subjects: C51
subjects: O11
subjects: D31
subjects: O15
subjects: C21
subjects: D60
title: National flags, national flag colors, and the well-being of countries
citation:   Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich  (2008): National flags, national flag colors, and the well-being of countries.    
document_url: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11304/1/MPRA_paper_11304.pdf