@article{2012:lemann:applying_t,
title = {Applying the Capability Approach Empirically: An Overview with Special Attention to Labor},
year = {2012},
note = {Operationalizing the capability approach (CA) is difficult due to the
conceptual challenges it poses: its multidimensionality and the role
it assigns to freedom of choice for human wellbeing. Therefore the
operationalizability of the CA has been questioned. Despite this, a
lot of empirical studies apply the CA in various contexts and on a
multitude of issues. This paper discusses the challenges in
operationalizing the approach and reports on the methods used to meet
them. Special attention is paid to studies of labor-related issues. It
turns out that studies of labor-related issues have developed new
methods for operationalizing the CA using available data. Generating
primary data is another way to meet the challenge of modeling freedom
of choice, the core concept of the CA, but has been used less with
respect of labor-related issues. After discussing the challenges of
operationalizing the CA, the paper briefly addresses the relation
between labor and wellbeing in economic theory. Then one section
reviews empirical studies based on available data and the methods they
use and the next one primary studies of the CA. The last section
concludes.},
journal = {mrev management revue},
pages = {98--118},
author = {Leßmann, Ortrud},
volume = {23},
number = {2}
}