1. Academic and Non-Commercial Use
The Global Wellbeing Economics Lab (GWEL) is committed to promoting open science and advancing global health research. The original datasets, indicators, and materials created by GWEL and made available on this website are free to download and use for academic, educational, and non-commercial research purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to our lab.
By downloading and using our data, you agree to take full responsibility for your analysis and interpretation.
2. Commercial Use and Licensing
Any commercial application, integration, or use of the data for profit-generating purposes is strictly prohibited without explicit authorization. "Commercial use" includes, but is not limited to:
- Integrating the data into paid software, applications, or databases;
- Using the data for paid consulting reports, market research, or corporate strategy;
- Utilizing the data to train commercial artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Commercial use requires prior written permission from GWEL. We welcome collaborations with industry and corporate partners. To request a commercial license or discuss a potential partnership, please contact us at: junlai.zhang@uni-heidelberg.de.
3. How to Cite Us (Citation Requirement)
Proper citation is essential to support the continued work of the Global Wellbeing Economics Lab. If you use any datasets, indicators, visualizations, or findings from this website in your research, reports, or publications, please cite the following sources:
Global Wellbeing Economics Lab (GWEL). (Year). [Name of Dataset/Indicator]. Heidelberg University Hospital. Retrieved from [Insert URL].
Zhang, J., Prettner, K., Chen, S., & Bloom, D. E. (2023). Beyond GDP: Using healthy lifetime income to trace well-being over time with estimates for 193 countries. Social Science & Medicine, 320, 115674.
Zhang, J., Chen, S., & Prettner, K. (2025). Measuring "high-quality development" and progress toward "common prosperity" in China. Social Indicators Research, 179(1), 153–200.
4. Third-Party Data
Some data and materials provided on this website are derived from or sourced from third-party providers (e.g., World Bank, IHME, WHO, etc.). These materials may be subject to their own respective licensing terms. GWEL does not grant intellectual property rights over third-party data. Users are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the applicable terms and licenses of these original data providers.
5. Modification of Terms
GWEL reserves the right to modify these data usage terms at any time at our sole discretion.