A comparison of alternative measures of economic well-being for Germany and the United States

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-171

  Burkhauser, Richard V ^a   Frick, Joachim R ^a   Schwarze, Johannes ^a  

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EID: 0031511630     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1997.tb00212.x     Document Type: Review

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