Canada: Life beyond the looking glass

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-124

  Helliwell, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0013303792     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.1.107     Document Type: Review

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